Bangor (Township); West Bangor (Village), 1876
Bangor’s story
220 years in pictures
Census counts: 370 in 1820, 2,231 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 2 maps from 1915 on.
- 1806Bangor is settled
BangorNY
Population
2,201
2025 Census estimate · −1.2% since 2020
Median home value
$106K
Census ACS
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
36.4
years
Jobs based here
110
A commuter town
Is Bangor a good place to live?
The best of Bangor’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for incomes. Only 65 of New York’s 1,213 towns score lower on health. Bangor's public schools trail 85% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. On cost of living, just 96 of New York’s 1,215 towns do better. Only 21 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on the outdoors. Bangor's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns. Bangor has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bangor stand out
Where Bangor beats most towns.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Bangor for work
Where Bangor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
110jobs based in Bangor
2%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Bangor grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Bangor is from typical.
Jobs & income$65K median household income; 110 jobs based hereDOpen →SchoolsC−Open →Cost of livingA−Open →HealthLess healthy than 79% of U.S. towns; The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy 6.9 miles awayC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 27% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.2 of 20; 7.9% of households have no car; 6.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →History2 notable people born hereB+Open →Civic life1.7 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 →
The other Bangor
Bangor takes its name from Bangor in Gwynedd, Wales, 3,100 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionGwynedd, WalesBangorA town of 16,994
Photo: Jeff Buck · CC BY-SA 2.0Bangor, settled in 1806, takes its name from Bangor, a town in Gwynedd, Wales.
Bangor, NY3,100 miles · Bangor, Gwynedd
People16,9942,201 here
Typical home£175,000$288,000 here
Listed buildings1872 of them Grade I
TownGradeCagainst UK towns#9 of 13 in Gwynedd
1 more U.S. town is named after Bangor:Bangor, WI1,564
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Bangor: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bangor, and how to reach them.
PowerNational Grid19.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBangor WD water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bangor’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBrushton-Moira Central School DistrictMalone Central School District2 districts serve Bangor; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereFranklin County Board of ElectionsFranklin County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes12966, 12916, 1295312966 86% · 12916 10% · 12953 3%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 Bangor.
HealthC−
Bangor stands out in New York and nationally: a larger share of its adults have obesity
42% of Bangor adults have obesity, against 33% in New York’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 12% of adults have diabetes in Bangor. Bangor beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
21%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Bangor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 25% |
32 measures vs. New York
0 better16 too close to call16 worse
| What stands out | Bangor | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.3% | 11.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.5% | 12.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 6% |
The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy
6.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Bangor than in most of New York or the rest of the country
2.3% of Bangor working residents work locally, where New York’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 8%. 19% of Bangor residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Malone (31%), Moira (10%) and Massena (5%).
2%work in town
| Bangor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Bangor2%
Malone31%
Moira10%
Massena5%
Tupper Lake3%
14 mi
median commute distance
110
jobs based in Bangor
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Bangor
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakesCold waves
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Bangor has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Bangor has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Bangor’s July high is 80°F.
98″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter11–29°
Spring32–53°
Summer57–78°
Fall39–57°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade A−
The median home in Bangor sells for about $288K
The median rent in Bangor is $839 a month.
$288Kmedian sale price
| Bangor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $839 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
2
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bangor
17pages on Bangor
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bangor; the nearest are
Paul Smiths College of Arts and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Paul Smiths29.2 mi$33,009 tuitionSUNY College at PotsdamUniversity or college · Public · Potsdam29.3 mi$8,768 in-state tuitionNorth Country Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Saranac Lake39 mi$6,682 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Bangor residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Bangor
Town in New York, United States
Bangor is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Bangor in Wales. It is an interior town of the county, located west of Malone.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1806
- Area
- 43 sq mi
- Elevation
- 571 ft
Bangor’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Bangor.
MaloneBrandonFort CovingtonMoiraWestvilleBangor
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | — | — | A− | — | C− | C− |
| Malone | #515 | C | B+ | — | C− | C+ |
| Brandon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fort Covington | — | — | A+ | — | D | D |
| Moira | #681 | D | A | — | D | C− |
| Westville | — | — | A− | — | C− | D |
Bangor, Fort Covington and Westville have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bangor, Malone, Fort Covington, Moira and Westville report no FBI crime data of their own. Brandon isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bangor with a neighbor →
Questions about Bangor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bangor, NY expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $106,000, 80% 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 A−.
What is Bangor, NY known for?
2 notable people were born here, including William L. Stoughton and Robert N. Chamberlain.