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Candor grades D overall, ranked 667th of 745 in New York, mostly because of incomes. The median household income is $49K, and 21% of residents live below the poverty line. It also has a long history, with 1 places on the National Register. On hazard risk, just 96 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Candor, above both New York’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The biggest park or preserve is Fairfield State Forest, at 808 acres.
Where Candor beats most towns.
Where Candor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Candor is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,655 in 1820, a low of 1,655 in 1820, 5,172 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 3 maps from 1903 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Candor, 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 Candor.
Candor has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding) and is a long drive from an emergency room.
Just just over a tenth of Candor’s working residents have a job in town. In Candor, the typical journey to work is 28 minutes. The median commute is under 18 miles. The top destinations are Ithaca (14%), Owego (11%) and Ithaca (10%).
| Candor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Candor Junior-Senior High School, with 306 students. The Candor Central School District runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candor Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 401 | D |
| Candor Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 306 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $436 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
88% of Candor’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Its natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 74 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1979: 23.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The trail density in Candor is 0.1 miles per square mile. In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 13 miles of trail.
| Candor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shindagin Hollow State Forest | 0.6 mi | 521 |
| 2. Fairfield State Forest | — | 808 |
| 3. Danby State Forest | — | 89 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The nearest emergency room, Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, is 20.5 miles away in a straight line. Against the 5,426 U.S. towns with household incomes like Candor’s, it is healthier than 82%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Among adults in Candor, 17% report frequent mental distress. Two figures for adults here: 16% report frequent physical distress, 16% smoke cigarettes.
| Candor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Candor | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 6% |
| More smokers | 16.4% | 11.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.9% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 2.1 years of the Binghamton metro’s $65K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 86% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
For Candor, the rent at the middle of the market is $837 a month. The share of households in Candor who own their home: 75%.
| Candor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $837 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Candor. Close and well known come first.
38 mi LakeCayuga Lake
30 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
27 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
38 mi MuseumCorning Museum of Glass400K visitors a year
17 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf Field
18 mi MuseumHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art80K visitors a yearCayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Corning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Candor; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Candor residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
5 notable people were born in Candor.
Town in New York, United States
Candor is a town in Tioga County, New York, United States. The population was 5,172 at the 2020 census. The Town of Candor has a village named Candor. The town is south of Ithaca.
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7 towns share a border with Candor.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candor | #667 | D | B | — | C+ | C+ |
| Newark Valley | #531 | C | B+ | — | C | B |
| Owego | #379 | B− | C+ | — | B | B+ |
| Berkshire | — | — | B− | — | C | B |
| Spencer | #677 | D | C | — | B− | B |
| Caroline | #510 | C | C− | — | B | A |
| Tioga | #403 | B− | A− | — | B+ | B |
| Danby | #339 | B | C+ | — | B | A− |
Berkshire has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Candor, Newark Valley, Owego, Berkshire, Spencer, Caroline, Tioga and Danby report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Candor with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Candor grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #667 of 745 in New York. It grades C+ for health and C+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
The typical home is worth about $135,000, 74% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
5 notable people were born here, including Herman L. Humphrey and Alice Blinn.
