Best PlacesWest Park, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Park, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
West Park ranks 8,942nd 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 Park
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 Park's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Park ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 94% of towns
Where West Park ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,308 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
Who lives in West Park
West Park'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 West Park.
Who works in West Park, and how
Work in West Park centers on finance & insurance and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in West Park
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Park.
What the weather is like in West Park, month by month
West Park sees roughly 99 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 Park
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 67 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Park
Schools across West Park average an A, better than 94% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Highland Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Paltz Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Highland Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- New Paltz Senior High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
- Highland High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Park school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Park 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 Park against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Park
Is West Park a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Park ranks 8,942nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, big-city access, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes 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 Park safe?
Yes, West Park is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $155 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in West Park?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 21. That works out to about 99 pleasant days a year, more than 67% of towns.
Compare West Park with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Park. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Park 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 Park detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Park: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Park: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Park: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Park: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Park 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.
- 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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