Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Corfu’s rent at the middle of the market is $800 a month, below both New York’s towns ($1,101 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Corfu has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Corfu beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 353 in 1880, 689 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1905 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Corfu. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi WaterfallNiagara Falls
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium2 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a year
35 mi WaterfallHorseshoe Falls
25 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank CenterNiagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Horseshoe Falls: Ujjwal Kumar, Public domain · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Corfu, 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 Corfu.
Values rose 5.8% in the 12 months to September 2026. Corfu: 85% of households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The top destinations are Pembroke (13%), Batavia (11%) and Amherst (7%). For most workers, Corfu is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Employers in Corfu added 49 jobs between 2014 and 2024, to 223. 6.3% of residents live below the poverty line here.
| Corfu | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 10% | 7.9% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Households in Corfu have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2014. On expected storm and flood damage, Corfu sits below just over two thirds of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 73% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 5% to lightning.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No violent or property crimes were reported in Corfu in 2024. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Corfu is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
On the CDC’s 32 measures, Corfu is ahead of New York on 5 and behind on 6. The share of adults in Corfu who have obesity is 30%. Among adults in the town, 81% had a checkup this year and 36% have high blood pressure.
| Corfu | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 81% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Corfu | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 17.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.8% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Corfu
About 4 of every 100 Corfu residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Corfu’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Village in New York, United States
Corfu ( KOR-fyoo) is a village in Genesee County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Corfu had a population of 689. It is named after the Greek island of Corfu. The village of Corfu lies along the southern edge of the town of Pembroke; about 1.5 acres (0.6 ha) within the village limits are within the town of Darien to the south.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Corfu has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
