Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Almond’s subject grades is an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Only one of the 759 New York towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Almond. 93% of households are owner-occupiers in Almond, above both New York’s towns (75%) and U.S. towns (73%). 28% of the land in Almond is conserved, above both the New York town median (5.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Bully Hill State Forest, 3,447 acres with 5.4 miles of trail. Almond has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Almond beats most towns.
Where Almond’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Almond is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,804 in 1830, 1,526 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 3 maps from 1915 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Almond, 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 Almond.
Typical home values rose 6.7% in the year to September 2026. In Almond, the going rate for rent is $922 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The public schools here belong to the Alfred-Almond Central School District. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Almond teach 489 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred-Almond Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 250 | C |
| Alfred-Almond Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 239 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
In 7 parks and preserves, walkers have 13 miles of trail. Almond’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bully Hill State Forest | 5.4 mi | 3,447 |
| 2. Klipnocky State Forest | 3.2 mi | 2,410 |
| 3. Lions Park | 0.3 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The top destinations are Alfred (18%), Hornell (8%) and Hornellsville (6%). Most people who work leave Almond to do it: just 1% work in town. Almond: 10% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Almond | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $85,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
8 flood insurance claims have been paid in Almond since 1978. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 88% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Almond after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summer afternoons peak near 80° in July, and January nights bottom out around 14°; snowfall runs to about 82 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of residents in Almond who are under 18: 23%. Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Among adults 25 and older, 35% have a four-year degree or more, against 40% across New York.
| Almond | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.4 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Almond | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.9% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.3% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 20.5% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.6% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Just over a third of adults have obesity in Almond. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Almond is ahead of New York on 6 and behind on 10. Two figures for adults locally: 81% had a checkup this year, 31% feel lonely.
| Almond | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 81% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Almond | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.7% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Almond
About 8 of every 100 Almond residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
3 notable people were born in Almond.
Town in New York, United States
Almond is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,526 at the 2020 census. The Town of Almond is on the eastern edge of the county. The town has a village also called Almond. The town is west of Hornell and is accessible from Interstate 86 at Exit 33 and New York State Route 21.
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5 towns share a border with Almond.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almond | — | — | B | — | B+ | B |
| Burns | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Alfred | – | C+ | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Hornellsville | #399 | B− | A− | — | C | C+ |
| West Almond | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Birdsall | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Almond and Burns have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Almond, Burns, Alfred and Hornellsville report no FBI crime data of their own. West Almond and Birdsall aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Almond with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 2.6 years of the area's median household income ($62,869 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
3 notable people were born here, including Cora Belle Brewster and Darwin Karr.
