DaltonNY
Home to 397 people, the town was settled in 1881.
Is Dalton a good place to live?
Dalton’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Dalton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
397 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dalton.
A home in Dalton is worth about $170K, on Zillow’s estimate
Dalton: 88% of households are owner-occupiers. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 5.7%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dalton has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 72% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 87% of Dalton’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Dalton’s year
Its peak summer temperature is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most people working in Dalton commute elsewhere
For most workers, Dalton is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Between 2014 and 2024, jobs in Dalton dropped by 24, to 148. The top destinations are Nunda (13%), Rochester (11%) and Geneseo (11%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 31 miles.
| Dalton | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 10% | 7.9% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
How healthy Dalton is
For adults in Dalton, the share who report frequent mental distress is 17%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Dalton is ahead of New York on 1 and behind on 7. In Dalton, 15% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 15% report frequent physical distress.
| Dalton | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Dalton | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.7% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Dalton
Moving to Dalton: who provides what
Dalton 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.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dalton
About 0 of every 100 Dalton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Dalton
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Dalton is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Nunda and Portage in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 351 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,355 ft
- ZIP code
- 14836
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