Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Addison’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A+ for history; the weakest is a D for incomes. On civic life, just 61 of New York’s 1,187 towns do worse. Addison has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Addison beats most towns.
Census counts: 652 in 1820, a peak of 3,721 in 1850, 2,397 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 4 maps from 1914 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Addison is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Addison, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Addison.
Addison: 38% of adults sleep under 7 hours. Among adults here, 12% have diabetes, above New York’s towns (11%) and close to U.S. towns (12%). In Addison, 19% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Addison | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Addison | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.3% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 6% |
| More adults with depression | 23.9% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Addison is 72 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 88% come from inland flooding. Flood insurance has paid out on 23 claims in the town since 1993.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A winter brings about 48 inches of snow, with January nights at 15° and July afternoons at 82°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Addison’s average commute stands at 21 minutes. Only 14% of working residents stay in Addison for work; the rest commute out. In Addison, 18% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Corning (15%), Addison (14%) and Erwin (12%).
| Addison | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.3 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. In Addison, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Addison | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wombaugh Square | 0.1 mi | 1 |
| 2. Pinnacle State Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For households in Addison, the share who own their home is 78%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Addison. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumCorning Museum of Glass400K visitors a year
26 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
10 mi MuseumRockwell Museum17 mi MuseumNational Soaring Museum
20 mi MuseumGlenn H. Curtiss Museum
21 mi Theme parkEldridge ParkCorning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Rockwell Museum: W.rose.v, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Glenn H. Curtiss Museum: Ruhrfisch (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eldridge Park: Whitley, J. H. -- Photographer, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Addison
About 3 of every 100 Addison residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
1,763 counted in 2010 and 1,561 in 2020; an estimated 1,541 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
3 notable people were born in Addison.
Town in New York, United States
Addison is a town in Steuben County, New York. The population was 2,397 at the 2020 census. The name was selected to honor the author Joseph Addison. An interior town in the southeastern part of the county, the town includes a village, also called Addison.
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Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $97,000, 81% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
3 notable people were born here, including Jim Greengrass and Charles William Gillet.
