Best PlacesSheridan Hollow, Albany, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sheridan Hollow, Albany, 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.
Sheridan Hollow, Albany ranks 4,596th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sheridan Hollow, Albany
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.
Sheridan Hollow, Albany's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sheridan Hollow, Albany ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Sheridan Hollow, Albany ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sheridan Hollow, Albany
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sheridan Hollow, Albany home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $47,308, 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 Sheridan Hollow, Albany's effective rate of 1.49%, 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 Sheridan Hollow, Albany
Sheridan Hollow, Albany's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Sheridan Hollow, Albany.
Who works in Sheridan Hollow, Albany, and how
Work in Sheridan Hollow, Albany centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 34%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 48%
Life in Sheridan Hollow, Albany
Sheridan Hollow, Albany has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Sheridan Hollow, Albany and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sheridan Hollow, Albany, month by month
Sheridan Hollow, Albany sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Sheridan Hollow, Albany
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sheridan Hollow, Albany
Schools across Sheridan Hollow, Albany average a B, better than 76% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Sheridan Preparatory AcademyC+ · 38% proficient
- Philip J Schuyler Achievement AcademyC · 33% proficient
- Arbor Hill Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- William S Hackett Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Albany High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Rensselaer Junior/senior High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sheridan Hollow, Albany school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sheridan Hollow, Albany 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 Sheridan Hollow, Albany against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Sheridan Hollow, Albany
Is Sheridan Hollow, Albany a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sheridan Hollow, Albany ranks 4,596th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and biking, and lowest on empty homes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sheridan Hollow, Albany expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $287,301. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $47,308 median income, cost of living beats 18% of neighborhoods.
Is Sheridan Hollow, Albany safe?
Sheridan Hollow, Albany is safer than 10% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $868 per resident a year.
Compare Sheridan Hollow, Albany with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sheridan Hollow, Albany. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sheridan Hollow, Albany 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.
Sheridan Hollow, Albany detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sheridan Hollow, Albany: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sheridan Hollow, Albany: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sheridan Hollow, Albany: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sheridan Hollow, Albany: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sheridan Hollow, Albany 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.