Best PlacesWest Walworth, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Walworth, 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 Walworth ranks 2,118th 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 Walworth
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 Walworth's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Walworth ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of towns
Where West Walworth ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% 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 Walworth
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Walworth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,167, 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 Walworth's effective rate of 2.29%, 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 Walworth
West Walworth's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Walworth.
Who works in West Walworth, and how
Work in West Walworth centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in West Walworth
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Walworth.
What the weather is like in West Walworth, month by month
West Walworth sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of West Walworth
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 236 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Walworth
Schools across West Walworth average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harris Hill Elementary SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Richard Mann Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bay Trail Middle SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Wayne Central Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Gananda Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Penfield Senior High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
- Ruben A Cirillo High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Wayne Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Walworth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Walworth 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 Walworth against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Walworth
Is West Walworth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Walworth ranks 2,118th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, few empty homes, 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 Walworth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $264,529. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $99,167 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is West Walworth safe?
Yes, West Walworth is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $119 per resident a year.
Compare West Walworth with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Walworth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Walworth 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 Walworth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Walworth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Walworth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Walworth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Walworth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Walworth 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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