ApalachinNY
With 2,553 residents, this town was settled in 1833.
Is Apalachin a good place to live?
Apalachin’s mean commuting time 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
Home values are up 7.3% over the year to September 2026. Apalachin’s midpoint rent is $1,078 a month.
| 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
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Apalachin’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
In Apalachin, 14% of residents live below the poverty line. Commuting out is the norm here: 2% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 57, to 343. For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away.
| 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
In Apalachin, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Apalachin’s typical July afternoon high stands at 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Apalachin is
For adults in Apalachin, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 14%. The town beats the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. In Apalachin, 29% of adults have obesity, and 18% binge drink.
| 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
Natural hazards: high risk in Apalachin, mostly inland flooding
96 flood insurance claims have been paid in Apalachin since 2004. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. 84% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 7%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More middle-aged adults than New York overall
Among adults 25 and older, 36% have a four-year degree or more, against 40% across New York. Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (39% statewide). Apalachin: 18% of residents are under 18.
| 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
In Apalachin, 0.8% of the land is conserved
Apalachin’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 3, covering 65 acres.
| 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.