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Albion gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $82K, 1.1 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income. It grades C overall, 587th of 745 graded towns in New York. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $42K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line, and residents are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns. Albion’s trail network density is 1.0 miles per square mile, where New York’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Only 6 of the 757 New York towns we compare have a lower middle household income than Albion. The biggest park or preserve is Bullard Park, at 29 acres.
Where Albion beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Albion is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for jobs and income (better than 11%), so the C overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 669 in 1830, a low of 669 in 1830, 7,639 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1942 and 2 maps from 1897 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Albion, 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 Albion.
Albion trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Albion and other neighbors.
Across 3 parks and preserves: 2.9 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bullard Park | 0.8 mi | 29 |
| 2. St. Josephs Park | — | 1 |
| 3. Albion Courthouse Square | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with 95% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Albion is lower. One claim on flood insurance has been paid out in the town since 1989. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 71% come from inland flooding and 8% from cold waves. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 2,876 U.S. towns with household incomes like Albion’s, it is healthier than 72%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
Albion: 16% of adults report frequent physical distress, above both New York’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (14%). The share of adults in Albion who get no exercise outside work: 32%.
| Albion | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Albion | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.1% | 12.8% |
| More smokers | 18.8% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The peak summer temperature for Albion comes to 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Albion has about as many jobs (2,032) as working residents, but only 394 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 25.9 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
The top destinations are Albion (22%), Rochester (7%) and Ridgeway (4%). Most people who work leave Albion to do it: just 17% work in town. Jobs based here fell to 2,032 in 2023, 266 fewer than in 2013.
| Albion | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Albion’s rate of reported violence stands at 1.9 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 11 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Albion | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 19.4 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Homes are within reach (B for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 21 miles. At 1.1 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in any other New York town; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
In Albion, the midpoint rent is $881 a month. Among households in the town, 63% are owner-occupiers.
| Albion | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $881 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Albion
About 4 of every 100 Albion residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
6 notable people were born in Albion.
Town in New York, United States
Albion ( AL-bee-ən) is a town in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 7,639 at the 2020 census. The town was named after a village in the town. The Town of Albion is centrally located in the county and contains most of the village of Albion, the county seat (the northern part of the village is in the adjacent town of Gaines).
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Albion grades C overall, better than 25% of U.S. towns and #587 of 745 in New York. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
The typical home is worth about $82,000, 84% 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 B.
6 notable people were born here, including Leonard Mann and William Fitts Ryan.