Is Allegany a good place to live?
The best of Allegany’s subject grades are an A for safety and an A− for walkability; the weakest is a C for incomes. Allegany’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, below both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On the outdoors, just 113 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Allegany has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Allegany stand out
Where Allegany beats most towns.
Allegany has shrunk 16% since 2010
1,816 counted in 2010 and 1,544 in 2020; an estimated 1,615 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Allegany grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Allegany is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Allegany: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Allegany, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Allegany.
Allegany reports less crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns
Allegany’s violent crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents, below both the New York town median (0.8) and the median of U.S. towns (1.6).
| Allegany | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.2 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Residents of Allegany are healthier than 72% of U.S. towns
Allegany beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 82% of Allegany adults had a checkup this year.
| Allegany | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Allegany | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Allegany
Allegany has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Allegany’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Allegany
Most working residents leave Allegany for work: only 5% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Allegany. Since 2013, Allegany has added 53 jobs, to 617 in 2023.
| Allegany | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer middle-aged adults than New York overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (39% statewide). 45% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Allegany | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 39 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 81% are men (NY 50%).
| Allegany | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.3% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 16.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.4% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.8% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.8% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.9% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.4% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25.9% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Allegany
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Allegany.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Allegany Firemen's Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Allegany sells for about $90K at the median
The median rent in Allegany is $772 a month.
| Allegany | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $772 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Kinzua Dam and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Allegany. Close and well known come first.
32 mi DamKinzua Dam
24 mi State parkKinzua Bridge State Park
12 mi State parkAllegany State Park15 mi Ski areaHoliday Valley79 runs · 790 ft vertical16 mi Ski areaHolimont42 runs · 671 ft vertical
39 mi MuseumLucille Ball-Desi Arnaz CenterPhoto credits
Kinzua Dam: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kinzua Bridge State Park: Nicholas from Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Allegany State Park: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0
Everything we know about Allegany
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Allegany
About 8 of every 100 Allegany residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
About Allegany
Town in New York, United States
Allegany is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 7,493 at the 2020 census. The Town of Allegany is on the south border of the county, west of the City of Olean. There is a village named Allegany inside this town. The origin of the name Allegany is uncertain. It may have come from the name of a tribe called Allegewi that lived along the Allegheny River's banks. It may also be based on a Native American word meaning "lovely" or "beautiful".
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1831
- Area
- 72 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,421 ft
- ZIP code
- 14706
- Area code
- 716
Allegany’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Allegany.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany | — | — | B− | A | B+ | B+ |
| St. Bonaventure | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Allegany has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. St. Bonaventure isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Allegany with a neighbor →
Questions about Allegany
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Allegany, NY expensive?
The typical home is worth about $164,000, 69% 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−.
What is Allegany, NY known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Leon Jacob Cole and Willard M. Smith.