Best PlacesWest Kill, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Kill, 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.
West Kill ranks 4,977th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Kill
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 Kill's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Kill ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$116,563 median, better than 92% of towns
Where West Kill ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Kill
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Kill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $116,563, 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 Kill's effective rate of 0.89%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Kill
West Kill 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 Kill.
Who works in West Kill, and how
Work in West Kill centers on professional & technical and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in West Kill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Kill.
What the weather is like in West Kill, month by month
West Kill sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of West Kill
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Kill
Schools across West Kill average an A−, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hunter Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Hunter-tannersville Middle School High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Kill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Kill 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 Kill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Kill
Is West Kill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Kill ranks 4,977th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, quiet, and health care access, and lowest on cell coverage and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Kill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $380,000. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $116,563 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is West Kill safe?
Yes, West Kill is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $119 per resident a year.
Compare West Kill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Kill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Kill 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 Kill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Kill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Kill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Kill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Kill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Kill 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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