Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
34% more nonprofits per person than the typical New York town.
The best of Esperance’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. Esperance’s age of the median resident is 51.9 years, above both New York’s towns (43 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On the outdoors, just 86 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Esperance has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Esperance beats most towns.
2,076 counted in 2010 and 1,806 in 2020; an estimated 1,805 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Esperance is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,428 in 1850, a low of 881 in 1930, 1,806 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1866 and 2 maps from 1896 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Esperance, 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 Esperance.
Half commute less than 19 miles. The average commute for Esperance comes to 27 minutes. The top destinations are Schoharie (22%), New York (8%) and Cobleskill (7%).
| Esperance | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The peak summer temperature in Esperance is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Esperance, nearly two in five adults sleep under 7 hours, and 21% have been diagnosed with depression. Of 32 CDC measures, Esperance beats the New York average on 5 and trails it on 7. 18% of adults binge drink locally.
| Esperance | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Esperance | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.7% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.7% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, Esperance has seen 87 flood insurance claims paid out. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 85% come from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Esperance after 12 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Esperance | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Esperance, 78% of households are owner-occupiers. For Esperance, the midpoint rent is $1,075 a month.
| Esperance | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 78% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,075 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Esperance. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year6 mi CaveHowe Caverns
29 mi Stadium & arenaMVP Arena
30 mi MuseumUSS Slater
35 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
30 mi Ancient siteFort OrangeNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · MVP Arena: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Slater: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0 · Fort Orange: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Esperance
About 4 of every 100 Esperance residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Esperance’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in New York, United States
Esperance is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,806 at the 2020 census. The town was given the name of the principal village, which was named for "hope" in French. The Town of Esperance contains a village called Esperance. The town is in the northeastern part of Schoharie County and is west of Schenectady.
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5 towns share a border with Esperance.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance · Esperance | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Duanesburg | #309 | B | C+ | — | B | A− |
| Schoharie | #569 | C | B− | — | B− | B |
| Charleston | — | — | C | — | B+ | B |
| Carlisle | — | — | A− | — | C+ | B |
Esperance, Charleston and Carlisle have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Esperance, Duanesburg, Schoharie, Charleston and Carlisle report no FBI crime data of their own. Esperance and Esperance are one community, graded once. Compare Esperance with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
34% more nonprofits per person than the typical New York town.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $196,000, 63% 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+.
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