Best PlacesSmithboro, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Smithboro, 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.
Smithboro ranks 20,511th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Smithboro
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.
Smithboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Smithboro ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of towns
Where Smithboro ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Household income$52,357 median, better than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Smithboro
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Smithboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,357, 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 Smithboro's effective rate of 1.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Smithboro
Smithboro 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 Smithboro.
Who works in Smithboro, and how
Work in Smithboro centers on retail trade and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Smithboro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Smithboro.
What the weather is like in Smithboro, month by month
Smithboro sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Smithboro
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 149 miles away.
The best schools in and around Smithboro
Schools across Smithboro average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tioga Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tioga Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Tioga Senior High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Smithboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Smithboro 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 Smithboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Smithboro
Is Smithboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Smithboro ranks 20,511th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, few empty homes, and low crime, and lowest on property taxes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Smithboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $106,100. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $52,357 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Smithboro safe?
Yes, Smithboro is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare Smithboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Smithboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Smithboro 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.
Smithboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Smithboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Smithboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Smithboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Smithboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Smithboro 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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