Best PlacesSonyea, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sonyea, 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.
Sonyea ranks 37,393rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sonyea
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.
Sonyea's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sonyea ranks high
- Short commute5.2 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 69% of towns
Where Sonyea ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Sonyea
Sonyea'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 Sonyea.
Who works in Sonyea, and how
Work in Sonyea centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 20%
- Work from home 59%
- Transit, walk, or bike 21%
Life in Sonyea
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sonyea.
What the weather is like in Sonyea, month by month
Sonyea sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Sonyea
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 195 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sonyea
Schools across Sonyea average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mount Morris Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount Morris Middle/senior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sonyea school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sonyea 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 Sonyea against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sonyea
Is Sonyea a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sonyea ranks 37,393rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, heat safety, and low disaster risk, and lowest on a weak job market and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sonyea safe?
Sonyea is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $296 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Sonyea?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 20. That works out to about 87 pleasant days a year, more than 56% of towns.
Compare Sonyea with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sonyea. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sonyea 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.
Sonyea detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sonyea: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sonyea: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sonyea: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sonyea: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sonyea 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.
- 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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