HoneoyeNY
With 539 residents, this town was settled in 1811.
Is Honeoye a good place to live?
Honeoye’s age of the median resident is 55.6 years, above both the New York town median (43 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 759 New York towns, just 7 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Honeoye. Honeoye’s concentration of trails is 2.2 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in New York’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Sandy Bottom Park, 83 acres with 2.1 miles of trail. Honeoye has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
539 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Honeoye: who provides what
Honeoye is unincorporated, so Ontario County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Honeoye.
Top of a low hazard risk in Honeoye: inland flooding
87% of Honeoye’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Honeoye, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Honeoye’s peak summer temperature is recorded as 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Honeoye has 1.3 jobs for every working resident, and 357 people commute in
Commuting out is the norm in Honeoye: 11% of working residents work locally. Since 2014, Honeoye has lost 109 jobs, to 392 in 2024. Also worth knowing: in Honeoye, the typical journey to work is 28 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 22 miles.
| Honeoye | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 10% | 7.9% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
How healthy Honeoye is
12% of adults report frequent physical distress in Honeoye. Of 32 CDC measures, Honeoye beats the New York average on 12 and trails it on 3. In Honeoye, 18% of adults binge drink, and 15% say their health is fair or poor.
| Honeoye | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 25% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Honeoye | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.8% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5.6% of the land in Honeoye is protected from building
Across 2 parks and preserves run 2.6 miles of trail. Parkland in Honeoye adds up to 92 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sandy Bottom Park | 2.1 mi | 83 |
| 2. Honeoye Creek Wildlife Management Area | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Honeoye sell for about $442K
The share of households in Honeoye who live in a home they own is 87%. The town’s midpoint rent is put at $1,164 a month.
| Honeoye | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,164 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Seneca Lake and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Honeoye. Close and well known come first.
33 mi LakeSeneca Lake
26 mi State parkLetchworth State Park
21 mi MountainCumorah
25 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
26 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
26 mi MuseumThe National Museum of PlayPhoto credits
Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Letchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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
Everything we know about Honeoye
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Honeoye
About 0 of every 100 Honeoye residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Honeoye
Hamlet in New York, United States
Honeoye ( HUN-ee-oy) is a hamlet in the Town of Richmond, in Ontario County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Honeoye had a population of 723. The community is listed as a census-designated place (CDP). It is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) south of downtown Rochester. The community is at the north end of Honeoye Lake, one of the minor Finger Lakes. It is primarily situated along U.S. Route 20A between Ontario County Roads 33 and 37. The center of the hamlet can roughly be placed at the intersection of Route 20A and Ontario County Road 36 (West Lake Road). Due to its location at the northern tip of Honeoye Lake and seasonal recreational population, the hamlet contains severa…
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 814 ft
- ZIP code
- 14471
Questions about Honeoye
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Honeoye, NY a good place to live?
Honeoye has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Honeoye, NY known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Helen Pitts Douglass and Esther Saville Allen.