Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Fair Haven’s median rent is $469 a month, below both the New York town median ($1,101 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 14% of the land in Fair Haven is conserved, against 5.2% in New York’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Fair Haven Beach State Park, at 223 acres. Fair Haven has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Fair Haven beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 532 in 1870, 760 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 4 maps from 1900 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fair Haven, 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 Fair Haven.
Most working residents leave Fair Haven for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Fair Haven grew to 99 in 2023, 38 more than in 2013. The median household income in Fair Haven is $57,000.
| Fair Haven | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $57,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 30% of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (23% statewide). Fair Haven’s median age is 52.2 years. Fair Haven has lost 2.5% of its people since 2020, down to 770 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Fair Haven | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52.2 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 32% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Fair Haven | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.9% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.5% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 20.2% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.4% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.7% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.3% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points
Fair Haven has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 18° and about 140 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Barrier Bar County Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
| 2. Fair Haven Beach State Park | — | 223 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
41% of Fair Haven adults have high blood pressure. Fair Haven beats the New York average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 13% of Fair Haven adults have diabetes.
| Fair Haven | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 81% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Fair Haven | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.1% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 2017, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fair Haven.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fair Haven. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
30 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
35 mi MountainCumorah
14 mi LandmarkFort Ontario
34 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
32 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank StadiumJMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fort Ontario: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain · Alliance Bank Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fair Haven
About 8 of every 100 Fair Haven residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Where Fair Haven’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in New York, United States
Fair Haven is a village located on the southern shore of Lake Ontario in Cayuga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 760. Fair Haven is within the town of Sterling and is northwest of Syracuse. The village is on Little Sodus Bay, an arm of Lake Ontario.
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