Best PlacesSouth Kortright, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Kortright, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
South Kortright ranks 12,336th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Kortright
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 Kortright's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Kortright ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of towns
Where South Kortright ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Kortright
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Kortright home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,555, 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 Kortright's effective rate of 1.36%, 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 South Kortright
South Kortright 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 South Kortright.
Who works in South Kortright, and how
Work in South Kortright centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in South Kortright
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Kortright.
What the weather is like in South Kortright, month by month
South Kortright sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of South Kortright
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Kortright
Schools across South Kortright average an A−, better than 81% of towns.
Top high schools
- Stamford Central SchoolA · 60% proficient
- South Kortright Central SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Kortright school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Kortright 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 Kortright against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Kortright
Is South Kortright a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Kortright ranks 12,336th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and health care access, and lowest on an overheated housing market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Kortright expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $212,842. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $87,555 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is South Kortright safe?
Yes, South Kortright is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $190 per resident a year.
Compare South Kortright with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Kortright. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Kortright 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 Kortright detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Kortright: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Kortright: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Kortright: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Kortright: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Kortright 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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