Rankings · How Beacon ranks in NY
Beacon ranks #26 in New York for new homes
Beacon is ranked on 37 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 11.
Lists ranked on
37
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #26 most new homes
Top-quarter finishes
11
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 4% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Hotter summers than 98% of New York
Not better or worse, just Beacon’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Hotter summers than 98% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.5° July high
Faster-rising prices than 97% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+75.8% in home prices, 5 years
Longer growing season than 91% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
204 days between frosts
Fewer seniors than 88% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.4% of residents are 65+
Milder winters than 84% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
18.8° January low
Less snow than 77% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
36 in of snow a year
More year-round than 68% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.4% of homes are seasonal
Wetter than 65% of NY towns
DrierWetter
45 in of rain + melted snow a year
Younger than 57% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
42.0 median age
More kids than 52% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20% of residents are under 18
Where it shines
The lists Beacon does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Beacon marked.
At a glance
Beacon lands in the top half on 15 of 23 lists
Each dot is Beacon’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Beacon does best come first.
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