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Arcadia is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 591st among New York's 745 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: a typical home costs about $148K, 1.9 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 77% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. 23% of working residents work locally in Arcadia, above both New York’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (8%). Arcadia has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them US Post Office-Newark and Jackson-Perkins House.
Where Arcadia beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Arcadia is from typical.
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Census counts: 3,774 in 1830, 14,244 in 2010. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1874 and 4 maps from 1899 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Arcadia, 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 Arcadia.
Arcadia gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, has homes that are cheap against local pay and trades workers with Rochester and other neighbors.
Federal aid has come to Arcadia households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2003. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 4 claims in the town since 1984.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Newark Central School District. Of its 6 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. The largest public high school is Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Boces, with 715 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 395 | D |
| Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne BocesLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 715 | – |
| Newark Senior High SchoolTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 586 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Walkers can cover 12 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The concentration of trails for Arcadia comes to 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Arcadia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Perkins Park | 0.3 mi | 16 |
| 2. T. Spencer Knight Canal Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
| 3. Central Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Arcadia, 29% of adults get no exercise outside work. For adults locally, the share who have obesity is 39%.
| Arcadia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Arcadia | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 6% |
| More smokers | 16% | 11.3% |
| More adults with obesity | 39.3% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Sodus 1w weather station, 10 miles away, records that 105 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Arcadia’s midsummer high stands at 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Arcadia has about as many jobs (5,983) as working residents, but only 1,301 people both live and work here. Jobs based here fell from 8,565 in 2013 to 5,983.
The top destinations are Rochester (7%), Lyons (7%) and Manchester (4%). About one worker in four stays in Arcadia for work. Among residents in the town, 18% live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Arcadia has lost 2,582 jobs, to 5,983 in 2023.
| Arcadia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 6.4% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 1.9 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 92% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
Homes sold in Arcadia spent a median 8 days on the market. Bidding over the asking price: 29% of homes sold locally. In Arcadia, the midpoint rent is $1,002 a month.
| Arcadia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,002 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Arcadia. Close and well known come first.
32 mi LakeSeneca Lake
10 mi MountainCumorah
34 mi LakeCayuga Lake
25 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
27 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
26 mi MuseumThe National Museum of PlaySeneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · George Eastman Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blue Cross Arena: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The National Museum of Play: Misc, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Arcadia; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Arcadia residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
4 places in Arcadia on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Arcadia.
Town in New York, United States
Arcadia is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 14,244 at the 2010 census. The Town of Arcadia is on the south border of the county and is east of Rochester, New York. The primary postal district covering the Town of Arcadia is ZIP Code 14513 for Newark.
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4 towns share a border with Arcadia.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; Lyons (C) is closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia | #591 | C− | B− | — | C− | C |
| Lyons | #555 | C | A− | — | D | C+ |
| Sodus | #481 | C+ | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Palmyra | #397 | B− | B+ | — | C | B |
| Manchester | #377 | B− | B+ | — | C | B |
Arcadia, Lyons, Sodus, Palmyra and Manchester report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Arcadia with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Arcadia grades C− overall, better than 25% of U.S. towns and #591 of 745 in New York. It grades C for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
The typical home is worth about $148,000, 72% below the New York typical home. 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 Lorenzo D. Whiting and Charles D. Luce.
