Best PlacesWest Davenport, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Davenport, 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 Davenport ranks 8,721st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Davenport
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 Davenport's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Davenport ranks high
- Short commute14.1 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 84% of towns
Where West Davenport ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% 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 West Davenport
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Davenport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,957, 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 Davenport's effective rate of 1.50%, 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 West Davenport
West Davenport 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 Davenport.
Who works in West Davenport, and how
Work in West Davenport centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in West Davenport
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Davenport.
What the weather is like in West Davenport, month by month
West Davenport sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of West Davenport
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Davenport
Schools across West Davenport average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Delaware Academy Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oneonta Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Oneonta Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Davenport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Davenport 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 Davenport against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Davenport
Is West Davenport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Davenport ranks 8,721st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, tree cover, and clean air, and lowest on a weak job market and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Davenport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,800. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $90,957 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is West Davenport safe?
Yes, West Davenport is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $199 per resident a year.
Compare West Davenport with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Davenport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Davenport 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 Davenport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Davenport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Davenport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Davenport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Davenport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Davenport 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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