Best PlacesNorth Cohocton, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Cohocton, 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.
North Cohocton ranks 26,983rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Property taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on clean air.
The best neighborhoods in North Cohocton
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.
North Cohocton's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Cohocton ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 86% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 81% of towns
Where North Cohocton ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,117 a month, better than only 15% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Cohocton
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Cohocton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,195, 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 North Cohocton's effective rate of 2.31%, 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 North Cohocton
North Cohocton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Cohocton.
Who works in North Cohocton, and how
Work in North Cohocton centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in North Cohocton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Cohocton.
What the weather is like in North Cohocton, month by month
North Cohocton sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of North Cohocton
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 202 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Cohocton
Schools across North Cohocton average a B+, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Naples Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wayland-cohocton Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Wayland-cohocton High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Naples High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Cohocton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Cohocton 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 North Cohocton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Cohocton
Is North Cohocton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Cohocton ranks 26,983rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, tree cover, 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 North Cohocton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $119,284. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $65,195 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is North Cohocton safe?
Yes, North Cohocton is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $238 per resident a year.
Compare North Cohocton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Cohocton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Cohocton 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.
North Cohocton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Cohocton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Cohocton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Cohocton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Cohocton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Cohocton 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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