Best PlacesMoscow Hill, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moscow Hill, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Moscow Hill ranks 22,811th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Moscow Hill
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.
Moscow Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moscow Hill ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 90% of towns
Where Moscow Hill ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Short commute38.8 minutes each way, better than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moscow Hill
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moscow Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,988, 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 Moscow Hill's effective rate of 1.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Moscow Hill
Moscow Hill'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 Moscow Hill.
Who works in Moscow Hill, and how
Work in Moscow Hill centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Moscow Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Moscow Hill.
What the weather is like in Moscow Hill, month by month
Moscow Hill sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Moscow Hill
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moscow Hill
Schools across Moscow Hill average an A−, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount Markham Senior High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moscow Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moscow Hill 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 Moscow Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moscow Hill
Is Moscow Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moscow Hill ranks 22,811th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, tree cover, and heat safety, and lowest on the weather and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moscow Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,800. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $68,988 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Moscow Hill safe?
Yes, Moscow Hill is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
Compare Moscow Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moscow Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moscow Hill 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.
Moscow Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moscow Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moscow Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moscow Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moscow Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moscow Hill 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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