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Hartland gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $183K for a typical one, or 2.5 years of the Buffalo metro’s $72K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 224th among New York's 745 graded towns. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns, with 5 places on the National Register. Hartland’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On the outdoors, just 89 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Amzi Bradley Farmstead and Constant Riley W. Bixby House.
Where Hartland beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,448 in 1820, a low of 1,448 in 1820, 4,117 in 2010. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1836 and 6 maps from 1897 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Hartland is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Hartland, 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 Hartland.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hartland has 209 jobs for its 1,854 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Hartland for work: only 4% work in town. 6.3% of Hartland residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Lockport (9%), Amherst (8%) and Lockport (8%).
| Hartland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hartland has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Hartland is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hartland beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 38% of adults have obesity in Hartland.
| Hartland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.5% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Hartland | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 7.9% |
| More adults with obesity | 38.2% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Hartland Swamp Wildlife Management Area, at 399 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hartland Swamp Wildlife Management Area | — | 399 |
| 2. Hartland Town Park | 0.1 mi | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Hartland’s median rent is $764 a month.
| Hartland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $764 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Hartland; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Hartland residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Hartland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Hartland on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Hartland.
Town in New York, United States
Hartland is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 4,117 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Hartland, Vermont, the homeplace of some early settlers. The Town of Hartland is on the eastern border of the county.
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5 towns share a border with Hartland.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartland | #224 | B+ | A− | — | C+ | B |
| Royalton | #185 | A− | B+ | — | B | B |
| Newfane | #261 | B+ | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Somerset | #320 | B | B+ | A+ | C+ | C+ |
| Ridgeway | #380 | B− | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Lockport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hartland, Royalton, Newfane and Ridgeway report no FBI crime data of their own. Lockport isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hartland with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Hartland grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #224 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and C+ for schools.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $183,000, 65% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
4 notable people were born here, including S. Wallace Dempsey and Marian E. White.
