BlissNY
Home to 447 people, the town was settled in 1881.
Is Bliss a good place to live?
23% of residents live below the poverty line in Bliss, above both New York’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 759 New York towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Bliss. Bliss has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bliss.
The typical home in Bliss is valued at about $208K
For Bliss, the typical rent is $733 a month. Typical home values rose 5.9% in the year to September 2026. 64% of households are owner-occupiers here.
| Bliss | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $733 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Bliss work out of town
For half of commuters, work is under 21 miles away. Bliss’ middle household income is put at $50,000. Only 1% of working residents stay in Bliss for work; the rest commute out. Between 2014 and 2024, jobs in Bliss dropped by 30, to 67.
| Bliss | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $50,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
High risk in Bliss, with inland flooding at the top
The risk rating from FEMA here in Bliss is 70 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 83% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical July afternoon in Bliss is cooler than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Winters in Bliss are cold, snowy and summers pleasant. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 14° and about 70 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Bliss is
For adults in Bliss, the share who have high blood pressure is 37%. Two figures for adults here: 16% report frequent physical distress, 18% report frequent mental distress.
| Bliss | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bliss | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6% |
| More smokers | 16.4% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bliss has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation
Among 741 New York towns, just 10 have a lower share of conserved land than Bliss. 8.9 miles of trail. Bliss’ density of trails is recorded as 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Bliss | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Bliss
Moving to Bliss: who provides what
Bliss is unincorporated, so Wyoming County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
99% of working residents leave Bliss for work
Where Bliss’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bliss
About 5 of every 100 Bliss residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Bliss
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Bliss is the largest hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Eagle, Wyoming County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bliss had a population of 496. The community is in southern Wyoming County, in the north and central part of the town of Eagle. It is bordered to the north by the town of Wethersfield. Bliss is in the valley of Wiscoy Creek where it is joined by its North Branch. Wiscoy Creek flows east and south to the Genesee River, a tributary of Lake Ontario. New York State Route 39 passes through the south side of Bliss, following the Wiscoy Creek valley. The highway leads east 6 miles (10 km) to Pike and west 10 miles (16 km) to Arcade. State Route 362 r…
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- Elevation
- 1,781 ft
- ZIP code
- 14024
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