Best PlacesPort Henry, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Port Henry, 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.
Port Henry ranks 28,692nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Port Henry
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 Henry's strengths and weaknesses
Where Port Henry ranks high
- TransitBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 82% of towns
Where Port Henry ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Port Henry
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Port Henry home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,561, 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 Henry's effective rate of 1.71%, 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 7 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 Henry
Port Henry 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 Henry.
Who works in Port Henry, and how
Work in Port Henry centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Port Henry
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Port Henry.
What the weather is like in Port Henry, month by month
Port Henry sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 23° | 14° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| July | 83° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Port Henry
The nearest airport, Patrick Leahy Burlington International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 151 miles away.
The best schools in and around Port Henry
Schools across Port Henry average an A−, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lake View CampusA− · 60% proficient
- Moriah Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Moriah Junior-senior High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Port Henry school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Port Henry 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 Henry against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Port Henry
Is Port Henry a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Port Henry ranks 28,692nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and clean air, 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 Port Henry expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,816. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $61,561 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Port Henry safe?
Yes, Port Henry is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $262 per resident a year.
Compare Port Henry with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Port Henry. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Port Henry 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 Henry detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Port Henry: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Port Henry: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Port Henry: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Port Henry: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Port Henry 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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