BethanyNY
A town of 1,749, settled in 1816.
Is Bethany a good place to live?
The best of Bethany’s subject grades are a B+ for history and a B for health; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 9 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Bethany’s July high is 80°F, where New York’s towns sit at 81°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. The biggest place to walk is Genesee County Park and Forest, 439 acres with 12 miles of trail. Bethany's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns. Bethany has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bethany stand out
Where Bethany beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Bethany for work
Where Bethany’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Bethany grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Bethany is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Bethany: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bethany, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bethany.
Very low risk in Bethany, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Bethany’s working residents work locally than in the typical New York or U.S. town
2.5% of working residents work locally in Bethany, below both the New York town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Bethany’s average trip to work is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Batavia (13%), Rochester (8%) and Pavilion (6%).
| Bethany | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Bethany, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Bethany 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.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bethany is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns
Bethany beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 31% of Bethany adults have obesity.
| Bethany | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bethany | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.4% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Bethany | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Genesee County Park and Forest | 12 mi | 439 |
| 2. Groveland Secondary Trailway | 5.9 mi | 98 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Bethany sell for about $644K
The median rent in Bethany is $887 a month.
| Bethany | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $887 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Highmark Stadium and 45 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bethany. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium13 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a year
21 mi State parkLetchworth State Park
38 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center
38 mi MuseumUSS The SullivansPhoto credits
Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Letchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain
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Everything we know about Bethany
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bethany
About 4 of every 100 Bethany residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Bethany
Town in New York, United States
Bethany is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 1,765 at the 2010 census. The town lies on the southern border of Genesee County. US Route 20 and NYS Route 63 pass through the town.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,181 ft
- Area code
- 585
Bethany’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Bethany.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany | — | — | B | — | B | B |
| Stafford | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Middlebury | — | — | B+ | — | D | B |
| Alexander | — | — | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Batavia | #471 | C+ | C | — | B+ | B |
Bethany, Stafford, Middlebury and Alexander have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bethany, Stafford, Middlebury, Alexander and Batavia report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bethany with a neighbor →
Questions about Bethany
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bethany, NY expensive?
The typical home is worth about $171,000, 67% 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.