BreesportNY
A town of 628, settled in 1853.
Is Breesport a good place to live?
100% of households live in a home they own in Breesport, against 75% in New York’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Breesport has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
628 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Breesport: who provides what
Breesport is unincorporated, so Chemung 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 Breesport.
The typical home in Breesport is valued at about $182K
Typical home values rose 7% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Breesport has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based in Breesport grew to 37 in 2023, 20 more than in 2013. Its average trip to work stands at 29 minutes. The share of residents in Breesport who live below the poverty line is 4.8%, where New York’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Horseheads (21%), Elmira (17%) and Big Flats (9%).
| Breesport | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Breesport: snowy winters and pleasant summers
The range runs from 15° on a January night to 81° on a July afternoon, with about 42 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Breesport is
In Breesport, 12% of adults report frequent physical distress. The town does better than the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 9% have diabetes, 14% say their health is fair or poor.
| Breesport | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Breesport | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.8% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Breesport, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 84% of Breesport’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Breesport keeps 0.4% of its land conserved
Parks and preserves in Breesport: one, of 5 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Breesport Community Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Seneca Lake and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Breesport. Close and well known come first.
34 mi LakeSeneca Lake
15 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
35 mi LakeCayuga Lake
17 mi MuseumCorning Museum of Glass400K visitors a year
26 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
22 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf FieldPhoto credits
Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Corning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Breesport
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Breesport
About 1 of every 100 Breesport residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
100% of working residents leave Breesport for work
Where Breesport’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Breesport
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Breesport is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Horseheads in Chemung County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Breesport had a population of 629.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,099 ft
- ZIP code
- 14816
Questions about Breesport
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Breesport, NY a good place to live?
Breesport has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.