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15% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Fonda, below both the New York town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). 12% of the land in Fonda is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. New Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fonda has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Fonda beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,092 in 1870, a peak of 2,208 in 1920, 668 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and 4 maps from 1896 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fonda, 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 Fonda.
Most working residents leave Fonda for work: only 10% work in town. The median household income in Fonda is $49,000. Jobs based in Fonda grew to 1,348 in 2023, 459 more than in 2013.
| Fonda | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Fonda home is worth about $231,000, up 2.5% in a year, 56% below the New York typical home. 61% of Fonda households own their home.
| Fonda | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $857 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fonda has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 13° and about 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fonds Recreation Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 44 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fonda.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fonda beats the New York average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 43% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Fonda.
| Fonda | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Fonda | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.9% | 14.5% |
| More smokers | 14.8% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fonda. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year18 mi CaveHowe Caverns
32 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
36 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic Site32 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
38 mi Stadium & arenaMVP ArenaNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0 · Grant Cottage State Historic Site: Coingeek at English Wikipedia, Public domain · MVP Arena: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fonda
About 2 of every 100 Fonda residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Village in New York, United States
Fonda is a village in and the county seat of Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 668 at the 2020 census, down from 795 in 2010. The village developed at the site of a historic Mohawk settlement. It is named after Douw Fonda, a Dutch-American settler who was killed and scalped in 1780, during a Mohawk raid in the Revolutionary War. At that time the tribe was allied with the British, in the hopes of removing settlers from their territory. The village of Fonda is in the town of Mohawk and is west of Amsterdam. The Fonda Fair is an annual agricultural event that takes place in August. In 1993, a group of Mohawk people bought land near the village to re-establish the K…
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Fonda has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
