Best PlacesWethersfield Springs, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wethersfield Springs, 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.
Wethersfield Springs ranks 5,991st 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 Wethersfield Springs
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.
Wethersfield Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Wethersfield Springs ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of towns
Where Wethersfield Springs ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% 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 Wethersfield Springs
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wethersfield Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,230, 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 Wethersfield Springs' effective rate of 2.09%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wethersfield Springs
Wethersfield Springs 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 Wethersfield Springs.
Who works in Wethersfield Springs, and how
Work in Wethersfield Springs centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Wethersfield Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wethersfield Springs.
What the weather is like in Wethersfield Springs, month by month
Wethersfield Springs sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Wethersfield Springs
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 184 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wethersfield Springs
Schools across Wethersfield Springs average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Letchworth Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Warsaw Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Letchworth Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Attica Junior High SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Warsaw Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Letchworth Senior High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
- Attica Senior High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wethersfield Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wethersfield Springs 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 Wethersfield Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wethersfield Springs
Is Wethersfield Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wethersfield Springs ranks 5,991st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wethersfield Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $131,256. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $90,230 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is Wethersfield Springs safe?
Yes, Wethersfield Springs is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $128 per resident a year.
Compare Wethersfield Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wethersfield Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wethersfield Springs 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.
Wethersfield Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wethersfield Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wethersfield Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wethersfield Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wethersfield Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wethersfield Springs 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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