Best PlacesVale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady, 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.
Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady ranks 4,733rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady
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.
Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady's strengths and weaknesses
Where Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Household income$33,358 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $33,358, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady's effective rate of 2.53%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady
Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady runs younger 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 Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady.
Who works in Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady, and how
Work in Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 54%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady
Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady has more parkland per resident than 95% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady, month by month
Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 57° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 62° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady
Schools across Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady average a B−, better than 69% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Howe Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- William C Keane Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mont Pleasant Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Schenectady High SchoolA · 74% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady 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 Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady
Is Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady ranks 4,733rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, clean air, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,400. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $33,358 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady safe?
Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady is safer than 47% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $470 per resident a year.
Compare Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady 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.
Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady 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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