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Holley’s best subject grades are an A for safety and the outdoors and an A+ for history; its weakest is a C for walkability. 14% of residents are 65 or older in Holley, where New York’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. Holley’s trail density is 1.9 miles per square mile, where New York’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Canal Park, at 22 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Holley's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 85% of U.S. towns. Holley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Holley beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Holley is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,018 in 1880, 1,754 in 2020. The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 3 maps from 1897 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Holley, 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 Holley.
The typical Holley home is worth about $231,000, up 7.4% in a year, 56% below the New York typical home. Holley’s median rent is $816 a month.
| Holley | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $816 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The violent crime rate in Holley is 0 per 1,000 residents.
| Holley | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.7 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Holley beats the New York average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 31% of adults have high blood pressure in Holley.
| Holley | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Holley | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12% | 14.5% |
| More smokers | 14.2% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Holley has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 17° and about 67 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Holley for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Holley has lost 52 jobs, to 585 in 2023. The top destinations are Rochester (15%), Murray (10%) and Sweden (7%).
| Holley | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Canal Park | 1 mi | 22 |
| 2. Firemens Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Holley
About 2 of every 100 Holley residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Village in New York, United States
Holley is a village in the town of Murray in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 1,811 at the 2010 census. According to the 2020 census, the population decreased to 1,754. It is part of the Rochester Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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2 towns share a border with Holley.
Holley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Murray and Clarendon report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Holley with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. That is 3 years of the area's median household income ($76,284 across the Rochester, NY metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
2 notable people were born here, including George D. Perkins and William W. Blair.