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Only one of the 759 New York towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Earlville. Earlville’s median age is 34.5 years, below both the New York town median (43 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Earlville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Earlville beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 399 in 1870, a peak of 1,050 in 1970, 774 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 2 maps from 1903 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Earlville, 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 Earlville.
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 9% in value. The median rent for Earlville comes to $1,242 a month, against $1,101 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
| Earlville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,242 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Earlville, the typical journey to work is 28 minutes. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Hamilton (16%), Sherburne (11%) and Norwich (5%). For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 6%.
| Earlville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect July afternoons of 80° and January nights of 13°, with about 77 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Earlville, 5.3% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. CDC measures, 32 in all: Earlville beats New York on 7 and trails on 7. 38% of adults in Earlville sleep under 7 hours; 22% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Earlville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.3% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Earlville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.2% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with 55% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Earlville is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 82% come from inland flooding and 5% from tornadoes. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2006.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Earlville
About 3 of every 100 Earlville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Earlville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in New York, United States
Earlville is a village in New York state bisected by two counties: Madison County and Chenango County, United States. The population was 774 as per the 2020 decennial census, a decrease from the 872 reported in the 2010 census. The village is named after Jonas Earl, a canal commissioner. The village's East and West Main Street runs along the Madison–Chenango county line. The Madison County part of Earlville is within the Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Earlville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.