East FrankfortNY
A town in New York, home to 571 people.
Is East Frankfort a good place to live?
66% of residents are 65 or older in East Frankfort, where New York’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. No town among the 759 in New York we compare has a higher median age than East Frankfort. East Frankfort has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
571 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to East Frankfort: who provides what
East Frankfort is unincorporated, so Herkimer 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Frankfort.
Natural hazards: very low risk in East Frankfort, mostly inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, East Frankfort sits below 83% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in East Frankfort break down as 78% from inland flooding and 6% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in three of East Frankfort’s working residents commute to Utica
East Frankfort’s middle household income is put at $58,000. The top destinations are Utica (34%), Frankfort (8%) and New Hartford (7%). 14% of residents live below the poverty line here. For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away.
| East Frankfort | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is East Frankfort’s year
The peak summer temperature in East Frankfort is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy East Frankfort is
Among adults in East Frankfort, 14% report frequent mental distress and 83% had a checkup this year. Against the New York average, East Frankfort comes out ahead on 10 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 5. 29% of East Frankfort adults feel lonely.
| East Frankfort | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | East Frankfort | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.1% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Frankfort. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year4 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
11 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
24 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
11 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
10 mi TheatreStanley TheaterPhoto credits
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stanley Theater: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about East Frankfort
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of East Frankfort
About 1 of every 100 East Frankfort residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
100% of working residents leave East Frankfort for work
Where East Frankfort’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
About East Frankfort
Census-designated place in New York, United States
East Frankfort is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Frankfort in Herkimer County, New York. As of the 2020 census, East Frankfort had a population of 496. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 495 ft
Questions about East Frankfort
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Frankfort, NY a good place to live?
East Frankfort has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.