Best PlacesRosendale, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rosendale, 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.
Rosendale ranks 10,310th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rosendale
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.
Rosendale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rosendale ranks high
- TransitBetter than 97% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
Where Rosendale ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,308 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rosendale
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rosendale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,874, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Rosendale's effective rate of 1.47%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rosendale
Rosendale 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 Rosendale.
Who works in Rosendale, and how
Work in Rosendale centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Rosendale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rosendale.
What the weather is like in Rosendale, month by month
Rosendale sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Rosendale
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rosendale
Schools across Rosendale average a B+, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Robert R Graves SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Ernest C Myer SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Marbletown Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rondout Valley Intermediate SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Rondout Valley Junior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- J Watson Bailey Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Kingston High SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
- Rondout Valley High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rosendale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rosendale 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 Rosendale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rosendale
Is Rosendale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rosendale ranks 10,310th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, biking, and an educated workforce, and lowest on an overheated housing market 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 Rosendale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $351,227. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $82,874 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Rosendale safe?
Yes, Rosendale is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $275 per resident a year.
Compare Rosendale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rosendale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rosendale 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.
Rosendale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rosendale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rosendale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rosendale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rosendale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rosendale 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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