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A town of 2,210, settled in 1852. 2.3 times the library visits per person than the typical New York town.
Trash day: TuesdayThe best of Falconer’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Only 54 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on hazard risk. On civic life, just 64 of New York’s 1,187 towns do better. Falconer has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Falconer beats most towns.
Where Falconer’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 Falconer is from typical.
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Census counts: 574 in 1890, a peak of 3,579 in 1930, 2,269 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1905 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Falconer, 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 Falconer.
The typical Falconer home is worth about $139,000, up 6.5% in a year, 74% below the New York typical home. At $745 a month, Falconer’s median rent is below both the New York town median ($1,101 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Falconer | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $745 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Falconer for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Falconer grew to 1,832 in 2023, 329 more than in 2013. At $60,000, Falconer’s median household income is against $82,000 in New York’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| Falconer | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Falconer.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Falconer has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Falconer is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Falconer beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 18% of adults binge drink in Falconer.
| Falconer | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.7% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Falconer | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Falconer | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Falconer Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Falconer. Close and well known come first.
11 mi LakeChautauqua Lake
22 mi DamKinzua Dam
34 mi National forestAllegheny National Forest
3 mi MuseumLucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center
24 mi State parkAllegany State Park29 mi Ski areaHoliday Valley79 runs · 790 ft verticalChautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Kinzua Dam: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allegheny National Forest: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0 · Allegany State Park: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Falconer
About 3 of every 100 Falconer residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Village in New York, United States
Falconer is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,284 at the 2020 census. Falconer is within the town of Ellicott and is on the eastern edge of the city of Jamestown.
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2.3 times the library visits per person than the typical New York town.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
