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For most people who can afford it, yes. Cazenovia grades A− overall, 176th among New York's 745 graded towns. 15% of its land is conserved. Residents are healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and its schools outperform 82% of the state's. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $418K, 5.5 years of the Syracuse metro’s $75K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns. 65% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cazenovia, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Cazenovia is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. Only 75 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on history.
Where Cazenovia beats most towns.
15% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Cazenovia is from typical.
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Census counts: 3,909 in 1820, a low of 3,343 in 1920, 6,740 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1832 and 2 maps from 1897 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cazenovia. Close and well known come first.
16 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
21 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
10 mi State parkGreen Lakes State Park
28 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
17 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
19 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank StadiumJMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain · Alliance Bank Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cazenovia, 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 Cazenovia.
Cazenovia pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the New York norm, is shaped by its college students and gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #23 of 758 in New York.
Cazenovia’s trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile. 3.4 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gypsy Bay Park | 0.2 mi | 13 |
| 2. Lakeside Park | — | 9 |
| 3. Lakeland Park | 0.2 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with New York is no health insurance: 4.1% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 7.9% statewide.
8.7% of Cazenovia adults smoke cigarettes. Cazenovia beats the New York average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 11% of Cazenovia adults report frequent physical distress.
| Cazenovia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Cazenovia | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.1% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 17.2% |
| More adults with depression | 21.7% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cazenovia.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Tully Heiberg Forest weather station, 16 miles away, records that 117 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Cazenovia has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Cazenovia is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cazenovia grades A− overall with a typical home of about $419K, below the New York typical value; only 33 of the 89 New York towns graded A− or better can say that.
Typical home values rose 7.4% in the year to September 2026. 67% of households own their home in Cazenovia.
| Cazenovia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 67% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,240 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 1,009 working residents takes 20.3 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Cazenovia for work: only 17% work in town. Since 2013, Cazenovia has lost 182 jobs, to 1,473 in 2023. The top destinations are Cazenovia (19%), Syracuse (16%) and DeWitt (10%).
| Cazenovia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cazenovia's reported crime rate is well below New York's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. No violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Cazenovia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.4 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
2 within 15 miles of the center of Cazenovia
College town 36 of every 100 Cazenovia residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
11 notable people were born in Cazenovia.
Town in New York, United States
Cazenovia is an incorporated town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 6,740 at the time of the 2020 census. The town is named after Theophile Cazenove, the Agent General of the Holland Land Company. The village of Cazenovia is located in the center of the town. The town is on the county's western border. The village of Cazenovia was home to Cazenovia College, a small liberal arts college, from 1824 to 2023.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Cazenovia grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #176 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
11 notable people were born here, including Charles Stebbins Fairchild and Anne Burrell.
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