GeneseeNY
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Is Genesee a good place to live?
Genesee’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and history; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 69 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on hazard risk. Only 35 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on the outdoors. Its National Register listings include Ceres School. Genesee has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Genesee stand out
Where Genesee beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Genesee for work
Where Genesee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Genesee grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Genesee is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Genesee: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Genesee, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Genesee.
A smaller share of working residents in Genesee work locally than in the typical New York or U.S. town
1.1% of working residents work locally in Genesee, where New York’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 8%. Jobs based in Genesee grew to 64 in 2023, 28 more than in 2013. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Genesee.
| Genesee | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker-Jordan Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–10 | Grades K–10 | 46 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Genesee
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Genesee since 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Genesee, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Genesee has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Genesee’s July high is 80°F, below both New York’s towns (81°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Genesee is less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns
Genesee beats the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 16% of Genesee adults report frequent physical distress.
| Genesee | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Genesee | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 7.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Genesee has set aside 1% of its land for conservation
3.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Genesee is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Genesee | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Genesee
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Genesee
About 5 of every 100 Genesee residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Genesee
Town in New York, United States
Genesee is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,653 at the 2020 census. Genesee is in the southwestern corner of the county, southeast of Olean.
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- Established
- 1830
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,906 ft
- Area code
- 585
Genesee’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Genesee.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesee | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Portville | #396 | B− | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Clarksville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bolivar | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
Genesee and Bolivar have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Genesee, Portville and Bolivar report no FBI crime data of their own. Clarksville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Genesee with a neighbor →
Questions about Genesee
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Genesee, NY a good place to live?
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Is Genesee, NY expensive?
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 A−.