Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Edmeston’s best subject grade is an A for history; its weakest is a D for incomes. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Edmeston, where New York’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 37 of New York’s 1,213 towns score lower on health. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 79% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Rutherford House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Edmeston has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Edmeston beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Edmeston is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,841 in 1820, 1,826 in 2010. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and 3 maps from 1910 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Edmeston, 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 Edmeston.
18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Edmeston, against 14% in New York’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 24% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Edmeston. Edmeston beats the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| Edmeston | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 17% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Edmeston | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Edmeston Central School District. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Edmeston Central School, with 389 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmeston Central SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 389 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Edmeston since 2006.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Edmeston has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Edmeston’s July high is 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 5 of Edmeston’s working residents works in town. The median household income in Edmeston is $68,000. The top destinations are New York (6%), Otsego (6%) and Norwich (5%).
| Edmeston | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Plainfield State Forest, at 42 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Plainfield State Forest | — | 42 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Edmeston. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year25 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
35 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
26 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
26 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
29 mi MuseumOneida Community Mansion HouseNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oneida Community Mansion House: scanned by Dave Parker, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Edmeston; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Edmeston residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Edmeston is a town located in Otsego County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 1,826. The Town of Edmeston is at the western county line. Edmeston is also the name of the largest hamlet in the town. The town is south of Utica.
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7 towns share a border with Edmeston.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmeston | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Columbus | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brookfield | — | — | A− | — | D | C |
| South Edmeston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burlington | — | — | B | — | B+ | B |
| Pittsfield | — | — | A− | — | D | C |
| Plainfield | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burlington Flats | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Edmeston, Brookfield, Burlington and Pittsfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Edmeston, Brookfield, Burlington and Pittsfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Columbus, South Edmeston, Plainfield and Burlington Flats aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Edmeston with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $147,000, 72% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
