Best PlacesSchuyler Lake, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Schuyler Lake, 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 Lake ranks 15,379th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Schuyler Lake
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 Lake's strengths and weaknesses
Where Schuyler Lake ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of towns
Where Schuyler Lake ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Schuyler Lake
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Schuyler Lake home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,550, 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 Lake's effective rate of 1.27%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Schuyler Lake
Schuyler Lake runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Schuyler Lake.
Who works in Schuyler Lake, and how
Work in Schuyler Lake centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Schuyler Lake
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Schuyler Lake.
What the weather is like in Schuyler Lake, month by month
Schuyler Lake sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Schuyler Lake
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Schuyler Lake
Schools across Schuyler Lake average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Richfield Springs Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Mount Markham Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mount Markham Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount Markham Senior High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Cooperstown Junior/senior High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Schuyler Lake school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Schuyler Lake 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 Lake against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Schuyler Lake
Is Schuyler Lake a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Schuyler Lake ranks 15,379th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, clean air, and heat safety, and lowest on the weather and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Schuyler Lake expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $243,000. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $77,550 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Schuyler Lake safe?
Yes, Schuyler Lake is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $158 per resident a year.
Compare Schuyler Lake with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Schuyler Lake. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Schuyler Lake 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 Lake detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Schuyler Lake: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Schuyler Lake: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Schuyler Lake: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Schuyler Lake: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Schuyler Lake 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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