Best PlacesNorth Petersburg, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Petersburg, 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.
North Petersburg ranks 16,713th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Petersburg
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 Petersburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Petersburg ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 93% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of towns
Where North Petersburg ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Petersburg
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Petersburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,218, 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 Petersburg's effective rate of 1.72%, 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 6 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 Petersburg
North Petersburg 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 North Petersburg.
Who works in North Petersburg, and how
Work in North Petersburg centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in North Petersburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Petersburg.
What the weather is like in North Petersburg, month by month
North Petersburg sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 16° |
| April | 60° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 84° | 71° | 58° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 40° |
Flying in and out of North Petersburg
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 69 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Petersburg
Schools across North Petersburg average an A, better than 93% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hoosick Falls Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Berlin Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Hoosick Falls High SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
- Berlin Middle School/high SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Petersburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Petersburg 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 Petersburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Petersburg
Is North Petersburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Petersburg ranks 16,713th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, good schools, and low crime, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Petersburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $174,780. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $79,218 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is North Petersburg safe?
Yes, North Petersburg is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $169 per resident a year.
Compare North Petersburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Petersburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Petersburg 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 Petersburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Petersburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Petersburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Petersburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Petersburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Petersburg 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.