ByronNY
A town of 2,276, settled in 1807.
Is Byron a good place to live?
Byron’s best subject grades are an A− for health and cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. On hazard risk, just 60 of New York’s 1,216 towns do better. 93% of households own their home in Byron, above both the New York town median (75%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Byron has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Byron stand out
Where Byron beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Byron for work
Where Byron’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Byron grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Byron is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Byron: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Byron, 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 Byron.
A typical Byron home is worth about $206K
The typical Byron home is worth about $206,000, up 3.1% in a year, 61% below the New York typical home. At $853 a month, Byron’s median rent is against $1,101 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Byron faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Byron since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Byron is healthier than 78% of U.S. towns
Byron beats the New York average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 29% of adults have obesity in Byron.
| Byron | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Byron | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Byron than in most of New York or the rest of the country
1.9% of Byron working residents work locally. The top destinations are Rochester (16%), Bergen (8%) and Batavia (7%). 5.4% of Byron residents live below the poverty line.
| Byron | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 7.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Byron, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Byron has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Byron is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Byron has set aside 1.5% of its land for conservation
7.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Byron | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Byron Trestle Park | 0.2 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Six Flags Darien Lake and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Byron. Close and well known come first.
31 mi State parkLetchworth State Park
25 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
24 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
24 mi MuseumThe National Museum of Play28 mi Theme parkSeabreeze Amusement ParkPhoto credits
Letchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Eastman Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blue Cross Arena: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The National Museum of Play: Misc, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Byron
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Byron
About 2 of every 100 Byron residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Byron
Town in New York, United States
Byron is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The town is named after a famous poet, Lord Byron. It on the northern border of the county, and lies northeast of the city of Batavia. The population was 2,369 at the 2010 census. The local school district, Byron-Bergen Central School District, is shared with the town of Bergen.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 604 ft
- ZIP code
- 14422
- Area code
- 585
Byron’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Byron.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron | — | — | A− | — | B+ | A− |
| Bergen | #60 | A | B+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Clarendon | #529 | C | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Elba | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Stafford | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | A− |
Byron, Elba and Stafford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Byron, Bergen, Clarendon, Elba and Stafford report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Byron with a neighbor →
Questions about Byron
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Byron, NY expensive?
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−.
What is Byron, NY known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Lina Beecher and Duncan M. Martin.