Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hamlin is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 349th of 745 graded towns in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 68% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 65% of New York towns. A typical home there costs about $252K, 3.3 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. On history, just 89 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Hamlin Beach State Park, 670 acres with 8.1 miles of trail.
Where Hamlin beats most towns.
Where Hamlin’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 Hamlin is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,460 in 1860, 8,725 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 4 maps from 1899 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hamlin, 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 Hamlin.
89% of households own their home in Hamlin, above both the New York town median (75%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Typical home values rose 4.8% in the year to September 2026.
| Hamlin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,062 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 40 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hamlin.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hamlin has 737 jobs for its 3,935 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Hamlin for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Hamlin grew to 737 in 2023, 117 more than in 2013. At 28 minutes, Hamlin’s average trip to work is above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Hamlin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Hamlin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hamlin Beach State Park | 8.1 mi | 670 |
| 2. Hamlin Recreation Area | 0.7 mi | 51 |
| 3. Sandy Creek Wetlands | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
18% of Hamlin adults binge drink. Hamlin beats the New York average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 24% of Hamlin adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Hamlin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hamlin | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.7% | 17.2% |
| More adults with depression | 23.6% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hamlin has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Hamlin is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hamlin. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi LakeLake Ontario36 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a year
21 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
20 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
20 mi MuseumThe National Museum of Play20 mi Theme parkSeabreeze Amusement ParkLake Ontario: NASA, Public domain · George Eastman Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blue Cross Arena: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The National Museum of Play: Misc, CC BY-SA 4.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Hamlin
About 4 of every 100 Hamlin residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Hamlin is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 8,725 at the 2020 census, down from 9,045 in 2010. The town is in the northwestern part of the county and is the second-largest town in area in the county.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
3 towns share a border with Hamlin.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B; Clarkson (B+) is closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlin | #349 | B | B− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Clarkson | #254 | B+ | C+ | — | C+ | B+ |
| Parma | #215 | B+ | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Kendall | #99 | A | B | — | A− | B+ |
Hamlin, Clarkson, Parma and Kendall report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hamlin with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Hamlin grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #349 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 B−.
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