Untitled photo, 2009
Honeoye Falls’s story
235 years in pictures
Census counts: 921 in 1870, 2,706 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 5 maps from 1901 on.
- 1791Honeoye Falls is settled
Honeoye FallsNY
1 bordering townMap →
Photo: Bill Blevins from Fairport, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0
Population
2,841
2025 Census estimate · +2.7% since 2020
Typical home
$455K
+5.1% in a year
Household income
$82K
median
Median age
40.5
years
Jobs based here
1,707
Balanced
TownGrade
A−
#170 of 745 in NY
Is Honeoye Falls a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Honeoye Falls grades A− overall, 170th of 745 graded towns in New York. It is healthier than 94% of U.S. towns. Its schools rank ahead of 92% of New York towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $455K, 6 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns. 57% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Honeoye Falls, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Honeoye Falls is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Honeoye Falls Rotary Park, at 21 acres.
What makes Honeoye Falls stand out
Where Honeoye Falls beats most towns.
How Honeoye Falls grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Honeoye Falls is from typical.
HealthStrong Memorial Hospital 14.9 miles awayAOpen →SchoolsAOpen →Cost of livingC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 14 of 20; 10% of households have no carA−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 32% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →Jobs & income$82K median household income; 1,707 jobs based hereB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 3% conserved landBOpen →History3 notable people born hereA+Open →Civic life3.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 36 attractions →Letchworth State Park and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Honeoye Falls. Close and well known come first.
30 mi State parkLetchworth State Park
14 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
19 mi MountainCumorah
14 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
14 mi MuseumThe National Museum of Play19 mi Theme parkSeabreeze Amusement ParkSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Letchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Eastman Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Blue Cross Arena: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The National Museum of Play: Misc, CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Honeoye Falls: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Honeoye Falls, and how to reach them.
WaterMCWA1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Honeoye Falls’ trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereMonroe County Board of ElectionsMonroe County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code1447214472 100%Census 2020
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 Falls.
Honeoye Falls pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the New York norm, has less food insecurity than most of New York and has commutes shorter than most of New York.
HealthA
For health, Honeoye Falls earns an A
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 7.1% of its 2,169 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Honeoye Falls. Honeoye Falls beats the New York average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 8.9% of adults smoke cigarettes in Honeoye Falls.
94%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Honeoye Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 19% |
32 measures vs. New York
16 better13 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Honeoye Falls | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.6% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.7% |
Strong Memorial Hospital
In Rochester · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
88th
percentile among NY towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Low risk in Honeoye Falls, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
32risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Honeoye Falls, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Honeoye Falls has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Honeoye Falls’ July high is 81°F.
52″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring35–56°
Summer58–79°
Fall42–61°
Oct 15
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
With 1.3 jobs for every working resident, Honeoye Falls draws in 1,536 commuters
The average commute for its 1,315 working residents takes 20.7 minutes, against 32.6 across New York. 23.6% of workers work from home, against 14.9% across New York.
Most working residents leave Honeoye Falls for work: only 13% work in town. The average trip to work in Honeoye Falls is 21 minutes. The top destinations are Rochester (21%), Mendon (17%) and Henrietta (10%).
13%work in town
| Honeoye Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Honeoye Falls13%
Rochester21%
Mendon17%
Henrietta10%
Brighton5%
12 mi
median commute distance
1,707
jobs based in Honeoye Falls
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
A−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HousingCost of living grade C−
For cost of living, Honeoye Falls earns a C−
Honeoye Falls grades A− overall with a typical home of about $455K, below the New York typical value; only 33 of the 89 New York towns graded A− or better can say that. At 6 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home (about $455K) costs more against local pay than in 82% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.
56% of Honeoye Falls households own their home. Typical home values rose 5.1% in the year to September 2026.
$455KZillow home value
| Honeoye Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,338 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Honeoye Falls$455K
New York$525K
+5.1%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
OutdoorsB
Honeoye Falls has set aside 2.7% of its land for conservation
0.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
2.7%conserved
| Honeoye Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
2.7%
conserved · 45 of 1,650 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Honeoye Falls Rotary Park | 0.4 mi | 21 |
| 2. Harry Allen Park | 0.3 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Honeoye Falls
19pages on Honeoye Falls
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Honeoye Falls
Elim Bible Institute and CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Lima3.3 mi$10,480 tuitionRochester Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rochester9.9 mi$59,274 tuitionMonroe Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Rochester10.2 mi$6,006 in-state tuition
About 6 of every 100 Honeoye Falls residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Famous people from Honeoye Falls
3 notable people were born in Honeoye Falls.
About Honeoye Falls
Village in New York, United States
Honeoye Falls ( HUN-ee-oy) is a village within the town of Mendon in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 2,706 at the 2020 census. The village is sited next to a small waterfall on Honeoye Creek, which gives the village its name. The name "Honeoye" comes from the Seneca word ha-ne-a-yah, which means "lying finger", or "where the finger lies". The name comes from the local story of a Native American whose finger was bitten by a rattlesnake and who therefore cut off his finger with a tomahawk.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1791
- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 668 ft
- ZIP code
- 14472
Honeoye Falls’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Honeoye Falls.
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeoye Falls | #170 | A− | C− | — | A | A |
| Lima | #4 | A+ | B− | — | A | A |
Honeoye Falls and Lima report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Honeoye Falls with a neighbor →
Questions about Honeoye Falls
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Honeoye Falls, NY a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Honeoye Falls grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #170 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Honeoye Falls, NY expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
What is Honeoye Falls, NY known for?
3 notable people were born here, including Marty Reasoner and Truddi Chase.