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The best of Andes’ subject grades are an A for history and an A− for civic life; the weakest is a C− for schools. 34% of residents are 65 or older in Andes, above both New York’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). Homes are expensive, about $296K for a typical one and 4.7 times the county’s $63K median household income. 28% of the land in Andes is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Delaware Wild Forest, at 7,247 acres with 9.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Andes has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Andes beats most towns.
Andes Historic District1,301 counted in 2010 and 1,114 in 2020; an estimated 1,099 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Andes is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,378 in 1820, a peak of 2,990 in 1860, 1,114 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 3 maps from 1922 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Andes, 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 Andes.
Its one school is below. 73 students attend Andes’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andes Central SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 73 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
College graduates make up just over a third of adults 25 and older, against 40% across New York. Among residents in Andes, 12% are under 18. Since 2020, Andes has lost 2.3% of its people, to 1,099 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Andes | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55.1 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 12% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 32% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.2 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Andes | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.3% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.1% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.8% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.6% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.9% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Count the trails in 37 parks and preserves and they come to 35 miles. Andes’ density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Delaware Wild Forest | 9.8 mi | 7,247 |
| 2. Palmer Hill Unit | 2.6 mi | 231 |
| 3. Shavertown Bridge Unit | 1.6 mi | 396 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Half of commuters travel less than 22 miles. The top destinations are Delhi (19%), New York (9%) and Hamden (8%). Commuting out is the norm in Andes: 7% of working residents work locally.
| Andes | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Andes than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Andes after 14 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Since 1996, Andes has seen 19 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A winter brings about 59 inches of snow, with January nights at 13° and July afternoons at 79°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
44% of Andes adults have high blood pressure. Only 9 of the 756 New York towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Andes. This New York town does better than the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 9.
| Andes | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 81% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Andes | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Andes. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year
15 mi Park & preserveCatskill Park
37 mi WaterfallKaaterskill Falls38 mi Park & preserveMinnewaska State Park Preserve
30 mi Ski areaHunter Mountain62 runs · 1,532 ft vertical15 mi Ski areaBelleayre Mountain Ski Center66 runs · 1,374 ft verticalNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Catskill Park: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hunter Mountain: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Andes
About 1 of every 100 Andes residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
3 places in Andes on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Delaware County, New York, US
Andes is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,114 at the 2020 census. The town of Andes contains a hamlet (formerly a village) also named Andes. The town is on the southeastern border of the county.
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The National Register of Historic Places lists 3 places here.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
