NY Route 33 and NY Route 98, 2000
Attica’s story
215 years in pictures
Census counts: 1,519 in 1820, 6,748 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2000 and 4 maps from 1905 on.
- 1811Attica is settled
AtticaNY
Population
2,421
2025 Census estimate · −2.5% since 2020
Median home value
$157K
Census ACS
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
40.0
years
Jobs based here
438
A commuter town
Is Attica a good place to live?
The best of Attica’s subject grades are an A+ for safety and history and an A− for health. On safety, just 14 of New York’s 274 towns do better. Attica’s July high is 80°F, where New York’s towns sit at 81°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. The biggest park or preserve is Veterans Memorial Park, at 20 acres. Attica has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Attica stand out
Where Attica beats most towns.
A commuter town
94% of working residents leave Attica for work
Where Attica’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
438jobs based in Attica
6%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Attica grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Attica is from typical.
SafetyA+Open →HealthUnited Memorial Medical Center 11 miles awayA−Open →Jobs & incomeCOpen →SchoolsBeat 64% of New York districts on tests and graduationBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $157K, 2.3 years of the county’s $69K median household incomeBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.8 of 20; 5.3% of households have no car; 4.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 47% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailB+Open →History8 notable people born hereA+Open →Civic life3.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 68 attractions →Highmark Stadium and 39 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Attica. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium7 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a year
30 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center
30 mi MuseumUSS The Sullivans
26 mi WaterfallEternal Flame FallsSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain · Eternal Flame Falls: Mpmajewski, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Attica: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Attica, and how to reach them.
PowerNational Grid19.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAttica Village water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Attica’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereWyoming County Board of ElectionsWyoming County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code1401114011 100%Census 2020
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 Attica.
SafetyA+
Crime per resident in Attica is lower than in 98% of U.S. towns
At 2.5 per 1,000 residents, Attica’s property crime rate is below both New York’s towns (7.5) and U.S. towns (9.9). Attica’s violent crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents.
98%of U.S. towns report more crimeA+Safety Grade
| Attica | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Attica0
New York3.7
U.S.3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Attica2.5
New York15.7
U.S.15.5
98th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
0
violent crimes reported in 2025
6
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
HealthA−
Attica is healthier than 81% of U.S. towns
Attica beats the New York average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults binge drink in Attica.
81%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
| Attica | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
32 measures vs. New York
10 better20 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Attica | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 12.8% |
| More adults with depression | 21.6% | 17.5% |
United Memorial Medical Center
11 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Attica’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Attica for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Attica has lost 915 jobs, to 438 in 2023. The median household income in Attica is $62,000.
6%work in town
| Attica | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7.6% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Attica6%
Attica16%
Batavia9%
Batavia6%
Warsaw6%
16 mi
median commute distance
438
jobs based in Attica
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Attica, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Attica has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 16° and about 74 inches of snow falls in a winter.
74″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–34°
Spring34–55°
Summer57–78°
Fall41–59°
Oct 17
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
10%conserved
| Attica | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 10% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
10%
conserved · 112 of 1,113 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Attica faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 66 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Attica.
47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
66
paid flood claims since 1979
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Attica
20pages on Attica
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Attica
About 4 of every 100 Attica residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Famous people from Attica
8 notable people were born in Attica.
L
Leo Richard SmithAmerican Roman Catholic bishop · 1905–1963
About Attica
Town in New York, United States
Attica is a town in Wyoming County, New York, United States. The population was 6,155 as of 2024. The Town of Attica is on the northern boundary of the county and contains part of a village also named Attica (the northern part of the village is within the adjacent town of Alexander in Genesee County). The Department of Corrections is a major employer, as both the maximum security Attica Correctional Facility and medium-security Wyoming Correctional Facility are located here.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1811
- Area
- 36 sq mi
Questions about Attica
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Attica, NY expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
What is Attica, NY known for?
8 notable people were born here, including Leo Richard Smith and Thomas M. Cooley.