Best PlacesSouth Warsaw, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Warsaw, 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 Warsaw ranks 8,716th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Warsaw
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 Warsaw's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Warsaw ranks high
- Short commute12.9 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of towns
Where South Warsaw ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Warsaw
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Warsaw home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,072, 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 Warsaw's effective rate of 2.76%, 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 Warsaw
South Warsaw 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 Warsaw.
Who works in South Warsaw, and how
Work in South Warsaw centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in South Warsaw
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Warsaw.
What the weather is like in South Warsaw, month by month
South Warsaw sees roughly 84 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 South Warsaw
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 189 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Warsaw
Schools across South Warsaw average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wyoming Central SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Warsaw Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Warsaw Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Warsaw Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Perry Junior-senior High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Warsaw school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Warsaw 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 Warsaw against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Warsaw
Is South Warsaw a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Warsaw ranks 8,716th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, cell coverage, and low crime, and lowest on property taxes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Warsaw expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $189,076. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $79,072 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is South Warsaw safe?
Yes, South Warsaw is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $169 per resident a year.
Compare South Warsaw with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Warsaw. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Warsaw 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 Warsaw detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Warsaw: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Warsaw: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Warsaw: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Warsaw: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Warsaw 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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