Best PlacesUnadilla Forks, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Unadilla Forks, 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.
Unadilla Forks ranks 18,900th 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 Unadilla Forks
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.
Unadilla Forks' strengths and weaknesses
Where Unadilla Forks ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 91% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Unadilla Forks ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Unadilla Forks
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Unadilla Forks home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,018, 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 Unadilla Forks' effective rate of 1.37%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Unadilla Forks
Unadilla Forks runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Unadilla Forks.
Who works in Unadilla Forks, and how
Work in Unadilla Forks centers on health care & social and finance & insurance. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Unadilla Forks
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Unadilla Forks.
What the weather is like in Unadilla Forks, month by month
Unadilla Forks sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Unadilla Forks
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 145 miles away.
The best schools in and around Unadilla Forks
Schools across Unadilla Forks average an A−, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mount Markham Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mount Markham Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount Markham Senior High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Unadilla Forks school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Unadilla Forks 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 Unadilla Forks against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Unadilla Forks
Is Unadilla Forks a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Unadilla Forks ranks 18,900th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, clean air, and good schools, and lowest on a weak job market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Unadilla Forks expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $158,760. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $70,018 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Unadilla Forks safe?
Yes, Unadilla Forks is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $173 per resident a year.
Compare Unadilla Forks with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Unadilla Forks. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Unadilla Forks 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.
Unadilla Forks detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Unadilla Forks: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Unadilla Forks: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Unadilla Forks: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Unadilla Forks: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Unadilla Forks 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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