Best PlacesSouth Plymouth, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Plymouth, 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 Plymouth ranks 21,763rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Property taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on clean air.
The best neighborhoods in South Plymouth
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 Plymouth's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Plymouth ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 82% of towns
Where South Plymouth ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Plymouth
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Plymouth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,164, 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 Plymouth's effective rate of 1.73%, 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 4 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 Plymouth
South Plymouth runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Plymouth.
Who works in South Plymouth, and how
Work in South Plymouth centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in South Plymouth
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Plymouth.
What the weather is like in South Plymouth, month by month
South Plymouth sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 35° |
| July | 81° | 69° | 59° |
| October | 61° | 50° | 42° |
Flying in and out of South Plymouth
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 153 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Plymouth
Schools across South Plymouth average a B+, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cincinnatus Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Sherburne-earlville Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cincinnatus Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Norwich Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Sherburne-earlville Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Sherburne-earlville Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Norwich High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Cincinnatus High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Plymouth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Plymouth 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 Plymouth against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Plymouth
Is South Plymouth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Plymouth ranks 21,763rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, heat safety, and tree cover, and lowest on property taxes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Plymouth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,091. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $74,164 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is South Plymouth safe?
Yes, South Plymouth is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $224 per resident a year.
Compare South Plymouth with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Plymouth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Plymouth 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 Plymouth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Plymouth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Plymouth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Plymouth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Plymouth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Plymouth 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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