DelevanNY
A town of 1,023, settled in 1892.
Is Delevan a good place to live?
The best of Delevan’s subject grades is a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for incomes. On health, just 50 of New York’s 1,213 towns do worse. Delevan’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On civic life, just 70 of New York’s 1,187 towns do worse. Delevan has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Delevan stand out
Where Delevan beats most towns.
1,023 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Delevan grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Delevan is from typical.
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Moving to Delevan: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delevan, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Delevan.
A typical Delevan home is worth about $203K
The typical Delevan home is worth about $203,000, up 6.3% in a year, 61% below the New York typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Delevan stands out in New York and nationally, with more of its adults who smoke cigarettes
20% of Delevan adults smoke cigarettes, above both the New York town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 31% of Delevan adults get no exercise outside work. Delevan beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| Delevan | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Delevan | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.7% | 12.8% |
| More smokers | 20.3% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Delevan’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Delevan for work: only 3% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Delevan. Jobs based in Delevan fell to 192 in 2023, 20 fewer than in 2013.
| Delevan | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Delevan has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Delevan has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Delevan’s July high is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Delevan
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Highmark Stadium and 29 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Delevan. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
20 mi WaterfallEternal Flame Falls
33 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center
34 mi MuseumUSS The Sullivans31 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Eternal Flame Falls: Mpmajewski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain
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Everything we know about Delevan
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Delevan; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Delevan residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
97% of working residents leave Delevan for work
Where Delevan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Delevan
Village in New York, United States
Delevan is a village in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 1,064 at the 2020 census. The village is within the town of Yorkshire.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,424 ft
- ZIP code
- 14042
Questions about Delevan
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Delevan, NY expensive?
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+.
What is Delevan, NY known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Frank Isbell and Florence M. Read.