Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Fabius’ best subject grades are an A− for health, an A+ for history, and an A for the outdoors. Fabius’ July high is 79°F, against 81°F in New York’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. 21% of the land in Fabius is conserved, against 5.2% in New York’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Highland Forest, at 2,850 acres with 46.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Fabius has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Fabius beats most towns.
Where Fabius’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 Fabius is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,123 in 1820, a peak of 3,071 in 1830, 2,006 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1897 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fabius. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
38 mi LakeCayuga Lake
22 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
16 mi State parkGreen Lakes State Park
37 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
38 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a yearJMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fabius, 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 Fabius.
Fabius beats the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 82% of Fabius adults had a checkup this year.
| Fabius | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 13% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 4.6% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Fabius | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.6% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Fabius-Pompey Central School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Fabius-Pompey Middle School High School, with 315 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabius-Pompey Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 326 | C |
| Fabius-Pompey Middle School High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 315 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Fabius since 2003.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Fabius for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Fabius grew to 516 in 2023, 138 more than in 2013. The median household income in Fabius is $94,000.
| Fabius | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $94,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.7% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
77 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Fabius’ trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Highland Forest | 46.1 mi | 2,850 |
| 2. Morgan Hill State Forest | 18.8 mi | 2,170 |
| 3. Labrador Hollow Unique Area | 4.6 mi | 774 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fabius has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 13° and about 117 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (18% statewide). 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Fabius | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Fabius | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.7% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.1% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 20.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.4% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
None within 15 miles of Fabius; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Fabius residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
3 notable people were born in Fabius.
Town in New York, United States
Fabius is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 2,006. The classical name of the town was assigned by a clerk interested in the classics. The Town of Fabius contains a village of Fabius. It is in the southeastern part of the county, south of Syracuse.
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5 towns share a border with Fabius.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabius | — | — | B− | — | B | A− |
| Tully | #217 | B+ | C | — | B | A− |
| DeRuyter | — | — | A | — | C | B− |
| Cuyler | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pompey | #146 | A− | C | — | A | A |
| Truxton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fabius and DeRuyter have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fabius, Tully, DeRuyter and Pompey report no FBI crime data of their own. Cuyler and Truxton aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fabius with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
3 notable people were born here, including James J. Belden and John U. Pettit.
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