Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Amity’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and history and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Amity, above both New York’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 8 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on hazard risk. The median household income is $61K, and 23% of residents live below the poverty line. Its National Register listings include Belmont Hotel. Amity has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Amity beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Belmont HotelWhere Amity’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 Amity is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 872 in 1830, 2,185 in 2020. The archive holds a map from 1965 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Amity, 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 Amity.
Most working residents leave Amity for work: only 15% work in town. At $61,000, Amity’s median household income is where New York’s towns sit at $82,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Since 2013, Amity has lost 133 jobs, to 1,110 in 2023.
| Amity | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.4% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Genesee Valley Central School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Genesee Valley Central School, with 594 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany Co Sheriff C/O TreasurerLargest public school before high school | – | – | |
| Genesee Valley Central SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 594 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The FEMA risk score in Amity is 87 of 100. Since 1985, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Amity.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
40% of adults have high blood pressure in Amity. Amity beats the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 38% of adults have obesity in Amity.
| Amity | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Amity | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 7.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Amity has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Amity’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4.5 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Plumbottom State Forest, at 1,082 acres.
| Amity | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Plumbottom State Forest | — | 1,082 |
| 2. Amity River Access Park | 0.2 mi | 7 |
| 3. Wil-Mac Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Amity
About 3 of every 100 Amity residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
3 places in Amity on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Amity is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 2,185 at the 2020 census. The name of the town means "friendship." The Town of Amity is near the middle of Allegany County and is northeast of Olean. The county seat, Belmont, is in Amity.
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4 towns share a border with Amity.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amity | — | — | A | — | C− | C |
| Friendship | — | — | B | A+ | C− | C |
| Scio | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Angelica | — | — | A | — | C− | C+ |
| Ward | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Amity, Friendship, Scio and Angelica have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Amity, Scio and Angelica report no FBI crime data of their own. Ward isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Amity with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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 A.
