Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 100% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B, ranked 330th of 745 in New York. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $89K. A typical home there costs about $244K, 3.5 years of the county’s $69K median household income. Bennington’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
Where Bennington beats most towns.
Where Bennington’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 Bennington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 796 in 1820, a low of 796 in 1820, 3,359 in 2010. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1905 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bennington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi WaterfallNiagara Falls
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium8 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a year
39 mi WaterfallHorseshoe Falls
25 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank CenterNiagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Horseshoe Falls: Ujjwal Kumar, Public domain · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bennington, 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 Bennington.
Bennington gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Attica and beyond.
Bennington has 116 jobs for its 1,222 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Bennington for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Bennington has lost 38 jobs, to 116 in 2023. The top destinations are Attica (8%), Lancaster (7%) and Batavia (6%).
| Bennington | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bennington beats the New York average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of Bennington adults binge drink.
| Bennington | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Bennington | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.1% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14% | 17.2% |
| More smokers | 14.4% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Wales weather station, 11 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. The Wales weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 1 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Bennington has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Bennington is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Bennington since 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Bennington’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Bennington | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Bennington; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Bennington residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Bennington is a town in Wyoming County, New York, United States. The population was 3,235 during the 2020 census. The town was named after Bennington, Vermont. Geographically, the town of Bennington is the largest in Wyoming County, occupying a significant portion of the county's northwest corner.
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6 towns share a border with Bennington.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington | #330 | B | B− | — | B | B+ |
| Attica | #286 | B | B | — | B | B |
| Darien | #385 | B− | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Sheldon | — | — | B+ | — | B | B+ |
| Wales | #100 | A | B | — | B+ | A |
| Marilla | #139 | A− | B− | — | A− | A |
| Alden | #186 | A− | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
Sheldon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Bennington, Attica, Darien, Sheldon, Wales, Marilla and Alden report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bennington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Bennington grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #330 of 745 in New York. It grades B+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
2 notable people were born here, including George Gilbert Hoskins and Justin Rolph Loomis.
