Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Floyd's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B−, 398th among New York's 745 graded towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $98K. A typical home there costs about $204K, 2.9 years of the Utica metro’s $70K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. Only 18 of New York’s 1,187 towns score lower on civic life. Camroden Presbyterian Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Floyd beats most towns.
Where Floyd’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 Floyd is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 3%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 767 in 1800, a low of 663 in 1920, 3,819 in 2010. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2026 and 3 maps from 1895 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Floyd, 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 Floyd.
Floyd sends most of its workers to Rome and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. Since 2019, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Floyd.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Holland Patent Central School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| General William Floyd Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 314 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Floyd has 182 jobs for its 1,728 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 19.1 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Floyd for work: only 4% work in town. At 19 minutes, Floyd’s average trip to work is against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Floyd has lost 45 jobs, to 182 in 2023.
| Floyd | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Floyd has cold winters and pleasant summers. At 81°F, Floyd’s July high is where New York’s towns sit at 81°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,817 U.S. towns with household incomes like Floyd’s, it is less healthy than 66%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Floyd beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 18% of adults binge drink in Floyd.
| Floyd | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Floyd | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.3% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is South Hill State Forest, at 31 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Hill State Forest | — | 31 |
| 2. Floyd Town Park | 0.1 mi | 20 |
| 3. Oriskany Flats Wildlife Management Area | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Floyd. Close and well known come first.
7 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year22 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
10 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
11 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
37 mi Theme parkEnchanted Forest Water Safari
35 mi State parkGreen Lakes State ParkFort 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 · Enchanted Forest Water Safari: Arsenalforthewin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain
5 within 15 miles of the center of Floyd
About 5 of every 100 Floyd residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Floyd is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 3,733 at the 2020 census and 3,819 at the 2010 census. The town is named after William Floyd, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The Town of Floyd is located east of the City of Rome and the former Griffiss Air Force Base. The Erie Canal passes along the southern part of the town.
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6 towns share a border with Floyd.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd | #398 | B− | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Rome | #687 | D | B− | C | D | C− |
| Trenton | #231 | B+ | B− | — | B | B+ |
| Steuben | — | — | A− | — | B | B |
| Marcy | #175 | A− | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Whitestown | #67 | A | B− | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Western | — | — | C | — | D | B |
Steuben and Western have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Floyd, Trenton, Steuben, Marcy and Western report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Floyd with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Floyd grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #398 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
