Avoca (Township); Wallace (Village), 1873
Avoca’s story
198 years in pictures
Census counts: 1,574 in 1850, 1,996 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 3 maps from 1910 on.
- 1828Avoca is settled
AvocaNY
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,927
2025 Census estimate · −3.1% since 2020
Median home value
$105K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
42.4
years
Jobs based here
301
A commuter town
Is Avoca a good place to live?
Avoca’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for schools. Only 21 of New York’s 1,215 towns score higher on cost of living. Avoca’s median rent is $781 a month, below both the New York town median ($1,101 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On the outdoors, just 57 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Avoca's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 81% of U.S. towns. Avoca has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Avoca stand out
Where Avoca beats most towns.
A shrinking town
Avoca has shrunk 15% since 2010
2,264 counted in 2010 and 1,990 in 2020; an estimated 1,927 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Avoca grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Avoca is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $105K, 1.6 years of the Corning area’s $66K median household incomeAOpen →SchoolsC−Open →Jobs & income301 jobs based hereCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.8 of 20; 7.1% of households have no car; 3.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →HealthIra Davenport Memorial Hospital 9.4 miles awayC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 44% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 0% conserved landC−Open →HistoryB+Open →Civic life2.3 library visits per resident; 3.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Avoca: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Avoca, and how to reach them.
PowerNew York State Elec & Gas22.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAvoca Village water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers89% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Avoca’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 hereSteuben County Board of ElectionsSteuben County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes14809, 14810, 1482614809 86% · 14810 8% · 14826 5%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 Avoca.
SchoolsC−
Avoca’s public schools trail 82% of New York districts
Its public schools are run by the Avoca Central School District. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Avoca Central School, with 369 students.
18%of NY districts it outscoresC−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca Central SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 369 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Avoca’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Avoca for work: only 8% work in town. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Avoca, against 9.5% in New York’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. 6.1% of Avoca workers work from home.
8%work in town
| Avoca | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Avoca8%
Bath14%
Hornell8%
Corning6%
Urbana4%
22 mi
median commute distance
301
jobs based in Avoca
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Avoca, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Avoca has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Avoca is 81°F.
62″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–34°
Spring33–56°
Summer55–79°
Fall39–60°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Health in Avoca trails 57% of U.S. towns
Avoca beats the New York average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 15% of adults report frequent physical distress in Avoca.
43%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Avoca | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 25% |
32 measures vs. New York
3 better18 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Avoca | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.9% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6% |
Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital
9.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Moderate risk in Avoca, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Avoca.
44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
9
paid flood claims since 1987
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsC−
Avoca has set aside 0.1% of its land for conservation
2.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Only 5 of the 741 New York towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Avoca.
0.1%conserved
| Avoca | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
0.1%
conserved · 14 of 23,086 acres
2.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 44 attractions →Seneca Lake and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Avoca. Close and well known come first.
32 mi LakeSeneca Lake
31 mi State parkLetchworth State Park
30 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
28 mi MuseumCorning Museum of Glass400K visitors a year22 mi Ski areaBristol Mountain Ski Resort39 runs · 1,138 ft vertical
28 mi MuseumRockwell MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Letchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Corning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rockwell Museum: W.rose.v, CC BY-SA 4.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Avoca
18pages on Avoca
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Avoca; the nearest are
Alfred UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Alfred20.9 mi$41,500 tuitionSUNY College of Technology at AlfredUniversity or college · Public · Alfred21.2 mi$8,892 in-state tuitionSUNY Corning Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Corning28.7 mi$6,534 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Avoca residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
A commuter town
92% of working residents leave Avoca for work
Where Avoca’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
301jobs based in Avoca
8%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Avoca
Town in New York, United States
Avoca is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 1,996 at the 2020 census. The Town of Avoca has a village named Avoca. The town is in the northern part of the county, northwest of Bath, New York.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Area code
- 607
Avoca’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Avoca.
CohoctonWheelerBathHowardAvoca
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca | — | — | A | — | C− | C+ |
| Cohocton | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Wheeler | — | — | B | — | C+ | C |
| Bath | #547 | C | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Howard | — | — | A− | — | B− | C+ |
Avoca, Cohocton, Wheeler and Howard have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Avoca, Cohocton, Wheeler, Bath and Howard report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Avoca with a neighbor →
Questions about Avoca
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Avoca, NY expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.