Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Clymer’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for history. Clymer’s median age is 27.1 years, below both the New York town median (43 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). On cost of living, just 95 of New York’s 1,215 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Brokenstraw State Forest, at 285 acres. Clymer has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Clymer beats most towns.
Clymer District School No. 5Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Clymer is from typical.
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Census counts: 567 in 1830, 1,748 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1867 and 4 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clymer, 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 Clymer.
Clymer’s median rent is $637 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. 92% of households own their home in Clymer. Typical home values rose 5.5% in the year to September 2026.
| Clymer | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $637 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Clymer Central School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Clymer Central School, with 330 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clover Hill School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 25 | – |
| Clymer Central SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 330 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Clymer has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Clymer’s July high is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Clymer for work: only 15% work in town. 6.1% of Clymer residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Sherman (9%), Jamestown (6%) and Mina (6%).
| Clymer | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Clymer beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Clymer | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Clymer | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 16.8% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.8% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5.5 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Clymer is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Clymer | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brokenstraw State Forest | — | 285 |
| 2. Alder Bottom Wildlife Management Area | — | 169 |
| 3. Jacquins Pond Wildlife Management Area | — | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clymer. Close and well known come first.
13 mi LakeChautauqua Lake
34 mi DamKinzua Dam
21 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf
27 mi State parkPresque Isle State Park29 mi Theme parkWaldameer Park
19 mi MuseumLucille Ball-Desi Arnaz CenterChautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Kinzua Dam: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0
None within 15 miles of Clymer; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Clymer residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Clymer is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 1,748 at the 2020 census. The town is named for George Clymer, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Clymer is located in the southwest part of the county.
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3 towns share a border with Clymer.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clymer | — | — | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Harmony | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| French Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sherman | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
Clymer, Harmony and Sherman have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clymer, Harmony and Sherman report no FBI crime data of their own. French Creek isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clymer 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−.
