Best PlacesSouth Greece, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Greece, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
South Greece ranks 2,256th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Greece
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 Greece's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Greece ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
Where South Greece ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Greece
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Greece home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,643, 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 Greece's effective rate of 2.61%, 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 7 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 Greece
South Greece runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Greece.
Who works in South Greece, and how
Work in South Greece centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in South Greece
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Greece.
What the weather is like in South Greece, month by month
South Greece sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of South Greece
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 227 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Greece
Schools across South Greece average an A−, better than 92% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Terry Taylor Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Craig Hill Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- A M Cosgrove Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Spencerport High SchoolA+ · 96% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Greece school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Greece 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 Greece against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Greece
Is South Greece a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Greece ranks 2,256th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, low disaster risk, and few empty homes, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Greece expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $256,448. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $95,643 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is South Greece safe?
Yes, South Greece is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $103 per resident a year.
Compare South Greece with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Greece. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Greece 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 Greece detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Greece: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Greece: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Greece: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Greece: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Greece 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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