Best PlacesMolyneaux Corners, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Molyneaux Corners, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Molyneaux Corners ranks 2,745th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Molyneaux Corners
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.
Molyneaux Corners' strengths and weaknesses
Where Molyneaux Corners ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of towns
Where Molyneaux Corners ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Molyneaux Corners
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Molyneaux Corners home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,560, 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 Molyneaux Corners' effective rate of 1.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Molyneaux Corners
Molyneaux Corners runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Molyneaux Corners.
Who works in Molyneaux Corners, and how
Work in Molyneaux Corners centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Molyneaux Corners
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Molyneaux Corners.
What the weather is like in Molyneaux Corners, month by month
Molyneaux Corners sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Molyneaux Corners
The nearest airport, Niagara Falls International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 199 miles away.
The best schools in and around Molyneaux Corners
Schools across Molyneaux Corners average an A−, better than 94% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wilson Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Starpoint Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Newfane Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Aaron Mossell Junior High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Starpoint High SchoolA+ · 100% proficient
- Newfane Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Wilson Middle/high SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Molyneaux Corners school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Molyneaux Corners 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 Molyneaux Corners against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Molyneaux Corners
Is Molyneaux Corners a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Molyneaux Corners ranks 2,745th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, low crime, and good schools, and lowest on property taxes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Molyneaux Corners expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $248,911. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $105,560 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Molyneaux Corners safe?
Yes, Molyneaux Corners is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $134 per resident a year.
Compare Molyneaux Corners with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Molyneaux Corners. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Molyneaux Corners 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.
Molyneaux Corners detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Molyneaux Corners: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Molyneaux Corners: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Molyneaux Corners: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Molyneaux Corners: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Molyneaux Corners 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.
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