Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Where it falls short is incomes — the median household income is $50K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. Albion’s overall grade is C, better than 28% of U.S. towns. The ranking puts it 564th of 745 in New York. Health is weaker too (C): residents are less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Hazard risk is its strong suit (A+). Homes run about $102K for a typical one, 1.3 times the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns, with 4 places on the National Register.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow.
Where Albion beats most towns.
Census counts: 669 in 1830, a low of 669 in 1830, 7,639 in 2020. The archive holds 20 old photos and papers going back to 1942 and 2 maps from 1897 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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 99% of comparable towns) to D for jobs and income (better than 14%), so the C overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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 is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has commutes shorter than most of New York, but it has household incomes well below the New York norm.
FEMA puts 66% of Albion’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 9% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 98% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The largest public high school is Charles D'Amico High School, with 499 students. The public schools here belong to the Albion Central School District. Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald L Sodoma Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 826 | C |
| Charles D'Amico High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 499 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The biggest park or preserve is Bullard Park, at 29 acres. Across 3 parks and preserves: 7.9 miles of trail. Albion’s density of trails comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Albion | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bullard Park | 0.8 mi | 29 |
| 2. St. Josephs Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Albion Courthouse Square | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 5,717 U.S. towns with household incomes like Albion’s, it is healthier than 63%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
In Albion, 31% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 21% worry about having enough food. 18% of Albion adults smoke cigarettes, against 13% in New York’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. Albion: 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Albion | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Albion | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18% | 11.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.1% | 12.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 2,770 working residents takes 23.3 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Only 19% of working residents stay in Albion for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Albion dropped by 600, to 3,756. The top destinations are Rochester (7%), Buffalo (4%) and Ridgeway (4%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 25 miles.
| Albion | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2 within 15 miles of the center of Albion
About 2 of every 100 Albion residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
4 places in Albion on the National Register of Historic Places.
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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3 towns share a border with Albion.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion | #564 | C | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Barre | — | — | B | — | C+ | C |
| Gaines | #549 | C | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Ridgeway | #380 | B− | B | — | B− | C+ |
Barre has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Albion, Barre, Gaines and Ridgeway report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Albion with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Albion grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #564 of 745 in New York. It grades C for health and C+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. 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.
