Best PlacesNorth Gage, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Gage, 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 Gage ranks 5,506th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Gage
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 Gage's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Gage ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of towns
Where North Gage ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Gage
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Gage home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,724, 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 Gage's effective rate of 1.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Gage
North Gage's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 North Gage.
Who works in North Gage, and how
Work in North Gage centers on public administration and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in North Gage
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Gage.
What the weather is like in North Gage, month by month
North Gage sees roughly 66 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 North Gage
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Gage
Schools across North Gage average an A, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Deerfield Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Poland Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- West Canada Valley Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Whitesboro Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Holland Patent Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Whitesboro High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
- West Canada Valley Junior-senior High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Gage school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Gage 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 Gage against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Gage
Is North Gage a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Gage ranks 5,506th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, low crime, and health care access, 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 Gage expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $288,686. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $90,724 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is North Gage safe?
Yes, North Gage is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $149 per resident a year.
Compare North Gage with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Gage. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Gage 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 Gage detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Gage: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Gage: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Gage: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Gage: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Gage 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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