Best PlacesUlster Landing, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ulster Landing, 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.
Ulster Landing ranks 12,915th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Ulster Landing
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.
Ulster Landing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ulster Landing ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 91% of towns
- BikingBetter than 90% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
Where Ulster Landing ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,308 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ulster Landing
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ulster Landing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $83,919; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Ulster Landing's effective rate of 1.92%, 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 Ulster Landing
Ulster Landing 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 Ulster Landing.
Who works in Ulster Landing, and how
Work in Ulster Landing centers on finance & insurance and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Ulster Landing
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ulster Landing.
What the weather is like in Ulster Landing, month by month
Ulster Landing sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Ulster Landing
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ulster Landing
Schools across Ulster Landing average an A−, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Chancellor Livingston Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Riccardi Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- E R Crosby Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bulkeley Middle SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- M Clifford Miller Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Rhinebeck Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Red Hook Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ulster Landing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ulster Landing 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 Ulster Landing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ulster Landing
Is Ulster Landing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ulster Landing ranks 12,915th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, heat safety, and good schools, and lowest on property taxes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ulster Landing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $302,246. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $83,919 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Ulster Landing safe?
Yes, Ulster Landing is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $217 per resident a year.
Compare Ulster Landing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ulster Landing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ulster Landing 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.
Ulster Landing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ulster Landing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ulster Landing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ulster Landing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ulster Landing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ulster Landing 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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