Best PlacesSchoharie County, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Schoharie County, 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.
Schoharie County ranks 1,390th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Schoharie County
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.
Schoharie County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Schoharie County ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of counties
- School gradeA−, better than 91% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of counties
Where Schoharie County ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Schoharie County
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Schoharie County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,874, 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 Schoharie County's effective rate of 1.91%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Schoharie County
Schoharie County 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 Schoharie County.
Who works in Schoharie County, and how
Work in Schoharie County centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Schoharie County
Schoharie County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Schoharie County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Schoharie County growing, and who is moving in?
Schoharie County has lost about 5% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from New York, NY.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Schoharie County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Schoharie County, month by month
Schoharie County sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 57° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 62° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Schoharie County
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Schoharie County
Schools across Schoharie County average an A−, better than 91% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Berne-knox-westerlo Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Fonda-fultonville K-4 SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Duanesburg Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- William H Golding Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Greenville Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Fonda-fultonville 5-8 SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Fonda-fultonville Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Cobleskill-richmondville High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Canajoharie Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Schoharie County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Schoharie County 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 Schoharie County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Schoharie County suits
Common questions about living in Schoharie County
Is Schoharie County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Schoharie County ranks 1,390th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low crime, health care access, and good schools, and lowest on property taxes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Schoharie County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,035. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $71,874 median income, cost of living beats 49% of counties.
Is Schoharie County safe?
Yes, Schoharie County is safer than 94% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $228 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Schoharie County?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 33 with lows near 21. That works out to about 85 pleasant days a year, more than 46% of counties.
Is Schoharie County good for families?
Schools beat 91% of counties, crime safety beats 94%, and childcare runs $1,088 a month.
Compare Schoharie County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Schoharie County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Schoharie County 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.
Schoharie County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Schoharie County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Schoharie County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Schoharie County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Schoharie County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Schoharie County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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