Best PlacesLounsberry, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lounsberry, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lounsberry ranks 11,991st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lounsberry
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Lounsberry's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lounsberry ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
- Short commute19.9 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Lounsberry ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lounsberry
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lounsberry home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,749, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Lounsberry's effective rate of 1.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lounsberry
Lounsberry's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lounsberry.
Who works in Lounsberry, and how
Work in Lounsberry centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lounsberry
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lounsberry.
What the weather is like in Lounsberry, month by month
Lounsberry sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Lounsberry
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 147 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lounsberry
Schools across Lounsberry average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Apalachin Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Owego Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Tioga Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tioga Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Owego-apalachin Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Owego Free AcademyA+ · 98% proficient
- Tioga Senior High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lounsberry school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lounsberry measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Lounsberry against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lounsberry
Is Lounsberry a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lounsberry ranks 11,991st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and few empty homes, and lowest on property taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lounsberry expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $140,555. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $77,749 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Lounsberry safe?
Yes, Lounsberry is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $136 per resident a year.
Compare Lounsberry with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lounsberry. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lounsberry represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Lounsberry detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lounsberry: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lounsberry: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lounsberry: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lounsberry: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lounsberry detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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