Best PlacesSouth Bombay, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Bombay, 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.
South Bombay ranks 43,091st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The cost of living against local pay pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in South Bombay
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.
South Bombay's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Bombay ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 74% of towns
Where South Bombay ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$36,183 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Bombay
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Bombay home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $36,183, 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 South Bombay's effective rate of 1.28%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Bombay
South Bombay runs younger 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 South Bombay.
Who works in South Bombay, and how
Work in South Bombay centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in South Bombay
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Bombay.
What the weather is like in South Bombay, month by month
South Bombay sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 20° | 10° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 32° |
| July | 84° | 71° | 58° |
| October | 63° | 50° | 38° |
Flying in and out of South Bombay
The nearest airport, Massena International-Richards Field, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 225 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Bombay
Schools across South Bombay average a B−, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brushton Grade SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Salmon River Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Salmon River Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Salmon River High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Bombay school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Bombay 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 South Bombay against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Bombay
Is South Bombay a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Bombay ranks 43,091st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and clean air, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Bombay expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $90,457. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $36,183 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is South Bombay safe?
South Bombay is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $378 per resident a year.
Compare South Bombay with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Bombay. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Bombay 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.
South Bombay detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Bombay: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Bombay: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Bombay: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Bombay: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Bombay 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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