Blodgett MillsNY
A town settled in 1847, now home to 212 people.
Is Blodgett Mills a good place to live?
Blodgett Mills’ average commute is 14 minutes, below both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 759 New York towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Blodgett Mills. Blodgett Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
212 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Blodgett Mills: who provides what
Blodgett Mills is unincorporated, so Cortland 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Blodgett Mills.
Blodgett Mills has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For half of commuters, work is under 10 miles away. The top destinations are Cortlandville (24%), Cortland (21%) and Dryden (5%). In Blodgett Mills, just over one in ten residents live below the poverty line.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Blodgett Mills is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Blodgett Mills’ FEMA hazard score is 71 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 89% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Blodgett Mills brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
Blodgett Mills’ July high stands at 78°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Blodgett Mills is
38% of adults have high blood pressure in Blodgett Mills. Of 32 CDC measures, Blodgett Mills beats the New York average on 5 and trails it on 9.
| Blodgett Mills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Blodgett Mills | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Blodgett Mills sell for about $211K
The share of households in Blodgett Mills who live in a home they own: 85%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
JMA Wireless Dome and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blodgett Mills. Close and well known come first.
32 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
39 mi LakeSeneca Lake
30 mi LakeCayuga Lake4 mi Ski areaGreek Peak Mountain Resort43 runs · 828 ft vertical
24 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
36 mi LakeOnondaga LakePhoto credits
JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Blodgett Mills
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Blodgett Mills
About 7 of every 100 Blodgett Mills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
100% of working residents leave Blodgett Mills for work
Where Blodgett Mills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Blodgett Mills
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Blodgett Mills is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Cortland County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Blodgett Mills had a population of 274. It is in the town of Cortlandville, southeast of the city of Cortland.
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- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,112 ft
- ZIP code
- 13738
Questions about Blodgett Mills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blodgett Mills, NY a good place to live?
Blodgett Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.