ApalachinNY
A town of 2,553, settled in 1833.
Is Apalachin a good place to live?
Apalachin’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, below both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest place to walk is Waterman Conservation Education Center, 52 acres with 1.9 miles of trail. We don’t grade Apalachin yet; the figures below are still real.
Apalachin has grown 133% from 2010 to 2020
1,131 counted in 2010 and 2,632 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Apalachin: who provides what
Apalachin is unincorporated, so Tioga County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Apalachin.
The typical home in Apalachin is valued at about $243K
The typical Apalachin home is worth about $243,000, up 7.3% in a year, 54% below the New York typical home.
| Apalachin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,078 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Apalachin stands out in New York and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
2.4% of Apalachin working residents work locally, against 10% in New York’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Apalachin has added 57 jobs, to 343 in 2023. 14% of Apalachin residents live below the poverty line.
| Apalachin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Apalachin
Apalachin has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Apalachin is
Apalachin beats the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of adults feel lonely in Apalachin.
| Apalachin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Apalachin | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Apalachin
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 96 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Apalachin.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More middle-aged adults than New York overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (39% statewide). 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Apalachin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.1 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.5 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Apalachin | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.6% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.4% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19.5% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.1% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
Apalachin has set aside 0.8% of its land for conservation
Apalachin’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Apalachin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Waterman Conservation Education Center | 1.9 mi | 52 |
| 2. Muth Park | — | 9 |
| 3. Eric Alzate Memorial Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Schoellkopf Field and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Apalachin. Close and well known come first.
31 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf Field
13 mi Stadium & arenaBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
32 mi MuseumHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art80K visitors a year30 mi Ski areaGreek Peak Mountain Resort43 runs · 828 ft vertical31 mi AttractionSagan Planet Walk
24 mi MuseumFrench AzilumPhoto credits
Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena: Bmoore2009 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · French Azilum: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Northeast Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0
Everything we know about Apalachin
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Apalachin
About 6 of every 100 Apalachin residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
98% of working residents leave Apalachin for work
Where Apalachin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Apalachin
CDP in New York, United States
Apalachin ( AP-ə-LAY-kin) is a census-designated place within the Town of Owego in Tioga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Apalachin had a population of 2,632. The CDP is named after Apalachin Creek. Apalachin is in the southeastern section of the Town of Owego and is west of Binghamton. It is also part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 843 ft
- ZIP code
- 13732
Apalachin’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Apalachin.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apalachin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tioga Terrace | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Apalachin and Tioga Terrace aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Apalachin with a neighbor →
Questions about Apalachin
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Apalachin, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Apalachin yet; the figures below are still real.