Best PlacesWest Chazy, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Chazy, 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.
West Chazy ranks 11,646th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Chazy
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.
West Chazy's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Chazy ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- TransitBetter than 88% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of towns
Where West Chazy ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Chazy
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Chazy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,962, 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 West Chazy's effective rate of 1.86%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Chazy
West Chazy 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 West Chazy.
Who works in West Chazy, and how
Work in West Chazy centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in West Chazy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Chazy.
What the weather is like in West Chazy, month by month
West Chazy sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 22° | 13° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 32° |
| July | 84° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of West Chazy
The nearest airport, Plattsburgh International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 203 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Chazy
Schools across West Chazy average an A−, better than 93% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mooers Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Chazy Central Rural Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Cumberland Head Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Beekmantown Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Beekmantown High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Chazy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Chazy 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 West Chazy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Chazy
Is West Chazy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Chazy ranks 11,646th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Chazy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,725. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $89,962 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is West Chazy safe?
Yes, West Chazy is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $169 per resident a year.
Compare West Chazy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Chazy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Chazy 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.
West Chazy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Chazy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Chazy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Chazy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Chazy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Chazy 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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