Best PlacesVesper, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Vesper, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Vesper ranks 2,229th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Vesper
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.
Vesper's strengths and weaknesses
Where Vesper ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$118,345 median, better than 93% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of towns
Where Vesper ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Vesper
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Vesper home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $118,345, 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 Vesper's effective rate of 1.83%, 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 Vesper
Vesper's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Vesper.
Who works in Vesper, and how
Work in Vesper centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Vesper
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Vesper.
What the weather is like in Vesper, month by month
Vesper sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 27° | 18° |
| April | 60° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Vesper
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 180 miles away.
The best schools in and around Vesper
Schools across Vesper average an A, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Homer Intermediate SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Tully Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Homer Junior High SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Homer Senior High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Tully Junior-senior High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Vesper school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Vesper 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 Vesper against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Vesper
Is Vesper a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Vesper ranks 2,229th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, low disaster risk, and low crime, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Vesper expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $253,687. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $118,345 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Vesper safe?
Yes, Vesper is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $150 per resident a year.
Compare Vesper with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Vesper. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Vesper 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.
Vesper detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Vesper: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Vesper: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Vesper: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Vesper: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Vesper 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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