Best PlacesWillowemoc, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Willowemoc, 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.
Willowemoc ranks 18,992nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Willowemoc
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.
Willowemoc's strengths and weaknesses
Where Willowemoc ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of towns
Where Willowemoc ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute36.7 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Willowemoc
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Willowemoc home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,304, 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 Willowemoc's effective rate of 1.45%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Willowemoc
Willowemoc 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 Willowemoc.
Who works in Willowemoc, and how
Work in Willowemoc centers on other services and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Willowemoc
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Willowemoc.
What the weather is like in Willowemoc, month by month
Willowemoc sees roughly 66 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 Willowemoc
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Willowemoc
Schools across Willowemoc average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Livingston Manor Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Tri-valley Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Liberty Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Liberty Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Livingston Manor High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Tri-valley Secondary SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Willowemoc school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Willowemoc 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 Willowemoc against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Willowemoc
Is Willowemoc a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Willowemoc ranks 18,992nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and heat safety, 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 Willowemoc expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $240,796. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $79,304 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Willowemoc safe?
Yes, Willowemoc is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $204 per resident a year.
Compare Willowemoc with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Willowemoc. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Willowemoc 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.
Willowemoc detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Willowemoc: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Willowemoc: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Willowemoc: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Willowemoc: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Willowemoc 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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