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Croghan gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $201K for a typical one, or 2.9 years of the county’s $68K median household income. It grades C overall, 550th among New York's 745 graded towns. On the plus side, it has 45 miles of trail and 32% conserved land. 32% of the land in Croghan is conserved, above both New York’s towns (5.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Beartown State Forest, 7,101 acres with 3 miles of trail. Croghan has 4 places on the National Register.
Where Croghan beats most towns.
Croghan Island MillWhere Croghan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Croghan is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,135 in 1850, 3,093 in 2010. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1911 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Croghan, 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 Croghan.
Croghan keeps more of its land conserved than most of New York, gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and has commutes shorter than most of New York.
The median property tax bill is $2,780, against $6,582 across New York, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
86% of households live in a home they own in Croghan. A typical home here is worth about $201,000, up 4.5% in a year, 62% below the New York typical home. In Croghan, the rent at the middle of the market is $897 a month.
| Croghan | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $897 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Valley Mennonite School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 82 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Its 37,188 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 97% of New York towns.
45 miles of trail wind through 5 parks and preserves. Croghan’s trail network density is 0.3 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 5, covering 15,022 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beartown State Forest | 3 mi | 7,101 |
| 2. Frank E. Jadwin Memorial State Forest | 1.9 mi | 5,541 |
| 3. Watson's East Triangle Wild Forest | 0.3 mi | 1,822 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The average commute for its 1,089 working residents takes 21.9 minutes, against 32.6 across New York. Jobs based here grew from 390 in 2013 to 553.
Half commute less than 18 miles. Croghan: 14% of residents live below the poverty line, above both the New York town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Just 10% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. In Croghan, the average trip to work is 22 minutes.
| Croghan | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Lowville weather station, 14 miles away, records that 127 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. The Lowville weather station, 14 miles away, records that about 2 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 96% of U.S. towns.
July afternoons reach 78° and January nights drop to 7°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Croghan, 18% binge drink. CDC measures, 32 in all: Croghan beats New York on 3 and trails on 9.
| Croghan | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Croghan | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 7.9% |
| More adults with obesity | 40.1% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Croghan since 1998. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 56% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Croghan after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Croghan; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Croghan residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Croghan is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 3,093 at the 2010 census. The town is in the northern part of the county and located northeast of the county seat, Lowville. The town contains a village also named Croghan, a small part of which is located in the adjacent town of New Bremen. Both the village and town are locally pronounced \Krō-gun\ (with a hard g and silent h, emphasis on the first syllable).
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5 towns share a border with Croghan.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croghan | #550 | C | B+ | — | C | C+ |
| New Bremen | #545 | C | B+ | — | C | C+ |
| Denmark | #557 | C | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Wilna | — | — | B | — | B− | — |
| Diana | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Watson | — | — | A− | — | B− | B− |
Diana and Watson have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Croghan, New Bremen, Denmark, Wilna, Diana and Watson report no FBI crime data of their own. Wilna isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Croghan with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Croghan grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #550 of 745 in New York. It grades C+ for health and C for schools.
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 B+.