Best PlacesVan Deusenville, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Van Deusenville, 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.
Van Deusenville ranks 26,552nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Van Deusenville
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.
Van Deusenville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Van Deusenville ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 80% of towns
Where Van Deusenville ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% 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 Van Deusenville
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Van Deusenville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,313, 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 Van Deusenville's effective rate of 1.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Van Deusenville
Van Deusenville runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Van Deusenville.
Who works in Van Deusenville, and how
Work in Van Deusenville centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Van Deusenville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Van Deusenville.
What the weather is like in Van Deusenville, month by month
Van Deusenville sees roughly 88 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 Van Deusenville
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around Van Deusenville
Schools across Van Deusenville average an A−, better than 80% of towns.
Top high schools
- Cherry Valley-springfield Central SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Van Deusenville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Van Deusenville 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 Van Deusenville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Van Deusenville
Is Van Deusenville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Van Deusenville ranks 26,552nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, clean air, and health care access, and lowest on education levels and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Van Deusenville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $198,300. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $65,313 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Van Deusenville safe?
Yes, Van Deusenville is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Van Deusenville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Van Deusenville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Van Deusenville 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.
Van Deusenville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Van Deusenville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Van Deusenville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Van Deusenville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Van Deusenville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Van Deusenville 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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