Best PlacesSchuyler County, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Schuyler 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.
Schuyler County ranks 985th 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 Schuyler 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.
Schuyler County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Schuyler County ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of counties
- School gradeA−, better than 93% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 84% of counties
Where Schuyler County ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of counties
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 12% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Schuyler County
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Schuyler County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,970, 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 Schuyler County'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 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 Schuyler County
Schuyler 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 Schuyler County.
Who works in Schuyler County, and how
Work in Schuyler County centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Schuyler County
Schuyler County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Schuyler County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Schuyler County growing, and who is moving in?
Schuyler County has lost about 6% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Steuben County, NY.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Schuyler County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Schuyler County, month by month
Schuyler County sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 87° | 72° | 58° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Schuyler County
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 182 miles away.
The best schools in and around Schuyler County
Schools across Schuyler County average an A−, better than 93% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Trumansburg Elementary SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Ridge Road SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Glenn H Curtiss Memorial SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Russell I Doig Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Spencer-van Etten Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Corning-painted Post Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Horseheads Senior High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
- Corning-painted Post High SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
- Charles O Dickerson High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Schuyler County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Schuyler 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 Schuyler County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Schuyler County
Is Schuyler County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Schuyler County ranks 985th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and tree cover, and lowest on property taxes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Schuyler County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,862. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $70,970 median income, cost of living beats 43% of counties.
Is Schuyler County safe?
Yes, Schuyler County is safer than 97% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $215 per resident a year.
Compare Schuyler County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Schuyler County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Schuyler 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.
Schuyler County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Schuyler County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Schuyler County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Schuyler County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Schuyler County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Schuyler 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.