HermonNY
A town of 1,094, settled in 1828.
Is Hermon a good place to live?
The best of Hermon’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 66 of New York’s 1,213 towns score lower on health. Hermon's schools rank behind 83% of the state's. On cost of living, just 72 of New York’s 1,215 towns do better. 17% of the land in Hermon is conserved, above both the New York town median (5.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Wolf Lake State Forest, at 1,952 acres. Hermon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Hermon stand out
Where Hermon beats most towns.
1,094 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Hermon grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Hermon is from typical.
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Moving to Hermon: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hermon, 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 Hermon.
Homes in Hermon are worth about $133K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Hermon home is worth about $133,000, up 4.1% in a year, 75% below the New York typical home. At $900 a month, Hermon’s median rent is against $1,101 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hermon stands out in New York and nationally, with more of its adults who have obesity
44% of adults have obesity in Hermon. Hermon beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Hermon.
| Hermon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hermon | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 6% |
| More smokers | 17.4% | 11.3% |
| More adults with obesity | 43.8% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Low risk in Hermon, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Hermon since 2012.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wolf Lake State Forest | 0.3 mi | 1,952 |
| 2. Fire-Fall State Forest | — | 1,551 |
| 3. Trout Lake State Forest | — | 652 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Hermon has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Hermon has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Hermon’s July high is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Hermon has 1.2 jobs for every working resident and draws in 374 commuters
Most working residents leave Hermon for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Hermon is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Hermon has added 51 jobs, to 389 in 2023.
| Hermon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Hermon
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hermon
About 2 of every 100 Hermon residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Hermon
Town in New York, United States
Hermon is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 1,108 at the 2010 census. Hermon is named after Mount Hermon in Israel, which is the name corresponding to Mount Jabal al-Sheikh in Syria. The town contains a hamlet also called Hermon, and is in the south-central part of the county, southwest of Canton.
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- Area
- 54 sq mi
Questions about Hermon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hermon, 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−.