Best PlacesStraits Corners, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Straits Corners, 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.
Straits Corners ranks 19,475th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Straits Corners
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.
Straits Corners' strengths and weaknesses
Where Straits Corners ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of towns
- Short commute18.8 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of towns
Where Straits Corners ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Straits Corners
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Straits Corners home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,637, 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 Straits Corners' effective rate of 1.94%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Straits Corners
Straits Corners runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Straits Corners.
Who works in Straits Corners, and how
Work in Straits Corners centers on construction and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Straits Corners
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Straits Corners.
What the weather is like in Straits Corners, month by month
Straits Corners sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Straits Corners
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around Straits Corners
Schools across Straits Corners average an A−, better than 92% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tioga Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Candor Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tioga Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Tioga Senior High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
- Candor Junior-senior High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Straits Corners school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Straits Corners 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 Straits Corners against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Straits Corners
Is Straits Corners a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Straits Corners ranks 19,475th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and short commutes, and lowest on a weak job market and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Straits Corners expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $139,346. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $69,637 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Straits Corners safe?
Yes, Straits Corners is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $149 per resident a year.
Compare Straits Corners with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Straits Corners. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Straits Corners 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.
Straits Corners detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Straits Corners: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Straits Corners: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Straits Corners: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Straits Corners: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Straits Corners 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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