Best PlacesPort Gibson, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Port Gibson, 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.
Port Gibson ranks 18,071st 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 Port Gibson
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.
Port Gibson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Port Gibson ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 88% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Port Gibson ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,264 a month, better than only 12% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Port Gibson
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Port Gibson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,545, 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 Port Gibson's effective rate of 1.87%, 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 Port Gibson
Port Gibson 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 Port Gibson.
Who works in Port Gibson, and how
Work in Port Gibson centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Port Gibson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Port Gibson.
What the weather is like in Port Gibson, month by month
Port Gibson sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Port Gibson
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 223 miles away.
The best schools in and around Port Gibson
Schools across Port Gibson average a B+, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Red Jacket Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Midlakes Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Palmyra-macedon Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Red Jacket Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Newark Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Palmyra-macedon Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Red Jacket High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Midlakes Middle/high SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Port Gibson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Port Gibson 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 Port Gibson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Port Gibson
Is Port Gibson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Port Gibson ranks 18,071st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, clean air, and transit, 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 Port Gibson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $146,795. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $70,545 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Port Gibson safe?
Yes, Port Gibson is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare Port Gibson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Port Gibson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Port Gibson 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.
Port Gibson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Port Gibson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Port Gibson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Port Gibson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Port Gibson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Port Gibson 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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