Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Butler’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and history; its weakest is a D for incomes. On cost of living, just 6 of New York’s 1,215 towns do better. Butler's public schools trail 70% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. Only 40 of New York’s 1,213 towns score lower on health. Only 40 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on the outdoors. The biggest park or preserve is Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, at 937 acres. Butler has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Butler beats most towns.
2,064 counted in 2010 and 1,835 in 2020; an estimated 1,801 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Butler is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,764 in 1830, 2,064 in 2010. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1874 and 4 maps from 1902 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Butler, 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 Butler.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
19% of Butler adults smoke cigarettes, above both New York’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (14%). 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Butler. Butler beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| Butler | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Butler | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 6% |
| More smokers | 18.6% | 11.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.7% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Butler for work: only 6% work in town. At $50,000, Butler’s median household income is below both the New York town median ($82,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Since 2013, Butler has added 101 jobs, to 401 in 2023.
| Butler | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $50,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Butler has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Butler is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge | — | 937 |
| 2. Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area | — | 120 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Butler; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Butler residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Butler’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Butler on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Butler is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 2,064 at the 2010 census. It is also the town with the fewest Registered Voters in Wayne County with approximately 140 active voters. The Town of Butler is on the east border of the county and is west of Syracuse, New York. A post office is located in the Town of Butler although the area is covered by four postal districts. Only the immediate hamlet of South Butler uses a ZIP Code of 13154 for South Butler. Addresses in the northern section have a ZIP Code of 14590 for Wolcott and a ZIP Code of 13143 for Red Creek, while the southern section has a ZIP Code of 13146 for Savannah. Government offices for the town are…
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5 towns share a border with Butler.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | — | — | A | — | C | C− |
| Wolcott | #528 | C | A | — | C | C− |
| Savannah | — | — | A− | — | D | C− |
| Victory | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C |
| Huron | — | — | C+ | — | C | C− |
| Galen | #676 | D | A− | — | D | C− |
Butler, Savannah, Victory and Huron have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Butler, Wolcott, Savannah, Victory, Huron and Galen report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Butler with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
