Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Cold Brook’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Cold Brook has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Cold Brook beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 358 in 1910, a peak of 413 in 1970, 250 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 4 maps from 1898 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cold Brook, 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 Cold Brook.
The typical Cold Brook home is worth about $178,000, up 5.2% in a year, 66% below the New York typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Cold Brook for work: only 0% work in town. At $104,000, Cold Brook’s median household income is above both the New York town median ($82,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Deerfield (10%), New Hartford (10%) and Utica (9%).
| Cold Brook | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cold Brook has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Cold Brook’s July high is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
20% of adults binge drink in Cold Brook. Cold Brook beats the New York average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 9.3% of adults have diabetes in Cold Brook.
| Cold Brook | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Cold Brook | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.1% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 17.2% |
| More smokers | 14.3% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Cold Brook since 2007.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cold Brook. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year15 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
21 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
32 mi Theme parkEnchanted Forest Water Safari
14 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts InstituteNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Enchanted Forest Water Safari: Arsenalforthewin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Cold Brook
About 1 of every 100 Cold Brook residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Cold Brook’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in New York, United States
Cold Brook is a village in Herkimer County, New York. As of the 2020 census, Cold Brook had a population of 250. It is named after a stream passing through the village. The village is located in the south part of the town of Russia and is northeast of Utica.
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Cold Brook has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
