Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Augusta’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Augusta's schools rank behind 73% of the state's. On the outdoors, just 25 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. First Congregational Free Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Augusta has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Augusta beats most towns.
Where Augusta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Augusta is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,598 in 1800, a peak of 2,771 in 1820, 2,020 in 2010. The archive holds a map from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Augusta, 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 Augusta.
Most working residents leave Augusta for work: only 3% work in town. 16% of Augusta residents live below the poverty line, against 9.5% in New York’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Augusta has lost 54 jobs, to 127 in 2023.
| Augusta | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Augusta has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Augusta’s July high is 79°F, where New York’s towns sit at 81°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 2013, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Augusta.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Augusta beats the New York average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 18% of Augusta adults binge drink.
| Augusta | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Augusta | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.3% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median rent in Augusta is $806 a month.
| Augusta | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $806 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1.5 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Augusta’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Augusta. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year
32 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
16 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
37 mi LakeOnondaga Lake26 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
16 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial AuditoriumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0
5 within 15 miles of the center of Augusta
About 3 of every 100 Augusta residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
8 notable people were born in Augusta.
Town in New York, United States
Augusta is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 2,021 at the 2020 census. The town of Augusta is in the southwestern part of Oneida County and includes the village of Oriskany Falls.
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6 towns share a border with Augusta.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta | — | — | B+ | — | C | B− |
| Marshall | — | — | B− | — | B− | B+ |
| Vernon | #293 | B | B | — | B | B |
| Stockbridge | — | — | B+ | — | C | B |
| Kirkland | #127 | A | C− | — | A− | A |
| Oriskany Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Madison | #595 | C− | C+ | — | D | B+ |
Augusta, Marshall and Stockbridge have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Augusta, Marshall, Vernon, Stockbridge, Kirkland and Madison report no FBI crime data of their own. Oriskany Falls isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Augusta with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $147,000, 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+.
8 notable people were born here, including William H. H. Miller and John Jay Knox.
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