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The best of Dolgeville’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A+ for civic life and history; the weakest is a C− for schools. Only 47 of New York’s 1,215 towns score higher on cost of living. Dolgeville is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. Only 39 of New York’s 1,187 towns score higher on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is Dolgeville Central School Recreation Fields, at 21 acres. Dolgeville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Dolgeville beats most towns.
Where Dolgeville’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 Dolgeville is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,915 in 1900, a peak of 3,448 in 1920, 2,042 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dolgeville, 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 Dolgeville.
The typical Dolgeville home is worth about $156,000, up 6.3% in a year, 70% below the New York typical home. 60% of households own their home in Dolgeville, below both New York’s towns (75%) and U.S. towns (73%). Dolgeville’s median rent is $828 a month.
| Dolgeville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $828 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Dolgeville for work: only 14% work in town. Since 2013, Dolgeville has lost 134 jobs, to 515 in 2023. At 27 minutes, Dolgeville’s average trip to work is above both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Dolgeville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Dolgeville has cold winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Dolgeville is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 51 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dolgeville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dolgeville's reported crime rate is well below New York's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. No violent crimes were reported in 2022.
| Dolgeville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 3 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 14.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.9 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
| Dolgeville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dolgeville Central School Recreation Fields | 0.3 mi | 21 |
| 2. Dolgeville Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Dolgeville beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 28% of Dolgeville adults get no exercise outside work.
| Dolgeville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Dolgeville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dolgeville
About 4 of every 100 Dolgeville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Village in New York, United States
Dolgeville is a village in Herkimer and Fulton counties, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dolgeville had a population of 2,042. The village is named after the industrialist Alfred Dolge. The village is mostly in the eastern part of the town of Manheim (Herkimer County), but is partly in the western edge of the town of Oppenheim (Fulton County). Dolgeville is east of Utica.
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2 towns share a border with Dolgeville.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolgeville | — | — | A− | — | C− | B− |
| Manheim | #441 | C+ | A− | — | C− | C |
| Oppenheim | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C |
Dolgeville and Oppenheim have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Dolgeville, Manheim and Oppenheim report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Dolgeville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical New York town.
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 A−.