Conesus LakeNY
Some 2,424 people live in this town, in New York.
Is Conesus Lake a good place to live?
32% of residents are 65 or older in Conesus Lake, above both New York’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). Only 2 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Conesus Lake. The biggest place to walk is Conesus Inlet Wildlife Management Area, 127 acres with 2.3 miles of trail. We don’t grade Conesus Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
Conesus Lake has shrunk 12% from 2010 to 2020
2,584 counted in 2010 and 2,270 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Conesus Lake: who provides what
Conesus Lake is unincorporated, so Livingston County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Conesus Lake.
The median age in Conesus Lake is higher than in most of New York or the rest of the country
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 41%, against 40% across New York. The share of residents in Conesus Lake who are under 18: 16%.
| Conesus Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56.3 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 85% are men (NY 50%).
| Conesus Lake | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.6% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.5% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.4% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.5% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.4% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.4% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.8% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.5% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Conesus Lake’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
In Conesus Lake, the typical household income is $95,000. Most people who work leave Conesus Lake to do it: just 1% work in town. 2.9% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 35, to 172.
| Conesus Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Conesus Lake
For Conesus Lake, the peak summer temperature is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Conesus Lake is
Conesus Lake: 4.4% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Two figures for adults in the town: 29% feel lonely, 83% had a checkup this year.
| Conesus Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Conesus Lake | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.4% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 2.6% of Conesus Lake
Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 2.5 miles. The concentration of trails in Conesus Lake is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Conesus Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Conesus Inlet Wildlife Management Area | 2.3 mi | 127 |
| 2. Long Point Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Conesus Lake: inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 52% of U.S. communities. 85% of Conesus Lake’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Conesus Lake sell for about $723K
Among households in Conesus Lake, 91% own their home. On the market in the town: a median 22 days to sell. Its going rate for rent is $1,294 a month.
| Conesus Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,294 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Letchworth State Park and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Conesus Lake. Close and well known come first.
19 mi State parkLetchworth State Park36 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a year
28 mi MountainCumorah
25 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
24 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
24 mi MuseumThe National Museum of PlayPhoto credits
Letchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · George Eastman Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blue Cross Arena: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The National Museum of Play: Misc, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Conesus Lake
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Conesus Lake
About 1 of every 100 Conesus Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
99% of working residents leave Conesus Lake for work
Where Conesus Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Conesus Lake
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Conesus Lake is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Livingston County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Conesus Lake had a population of 2,270. The community is located in the towns of Geneseo, Livonia, Groveland, and Conesus and covers Conesus Lake, the westernmost of New York's Finger Lakes, and nearly all of the lake's shoreline communities.
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- Area
- 9.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 817 ft
Conesus Lake’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Conesus Lake.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conesus Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lakeville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Livonia | #245 | B+ | B− | — | B | A− |
| Geneseo | #119 | A | C+ | — | B | A− |
Livonia and Geneseo report no FBI crime data of their own. Conesus Lake and Lakeville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Conesus Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Conesus Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Conesus Lake, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Conesus Lake yet; the figures below are still real. Some 2,424 people live in this town, in New York.