Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,760, established in 1807.
Carlisle’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. On cost of living, just 44 of New York’s 1,215 towns do better. Only 3 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on the outdoors. Carlisle has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Carlisle beats most towns.
Where Carlisle’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 Carlisle is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,583 in 1820, a low of 796 in 1930, 1,768 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2021 and 3 maps from 1896 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Carlisle, 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 Carlisle.
1.1% of working residents work locally in Carlisle, below both the New York town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Carlisle’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. The top destinations are Cobleskill (13%), New York (8%) and Sharon (8%).
| Carlisle | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 7.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Carlisle has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 80°F, Carlisle’s July high is against 81°F in New York’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Carlisle beats the New York average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 18% of adults binge drink in Carlisle.
| Carlisle | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Carlisle | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.5% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.6% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median rent in Carlisle is $864 a month.
| Carlisle | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $864 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Carlisle. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year4 mi CaveHowe Caverns
35 mi Stadium & arenaMVP Arena
36 mi MuseumUSS Slater34 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
36 mi Ancient siteFort OrangeNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · MVP Arena: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Slater: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Orange: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Carlisle
About 4 of every 100 Carlisle residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
3 notable people were born in Carlisle.
Town in New York, United States
Carlisle is a town in northern Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,768 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Carlisle.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | — | — | A− | — | C+ | B |
| Cobleskill | #395 | B− | B− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Charleston | — | — | C | — | B+ | B |
| Root | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Esperance | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Sharon | — | — | B | — | C− | B− |
Carlisle, Charleston, Root, Esperance and Sharon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Carlisle, Cobleskill, Charleston, Root, Esperance and Sharon report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Carlisle with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $200,000, 62% 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 A−.
Carlisle was established in 1807. 3 notable people were born here, including David Taylor and Esther Lord McNeill.
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