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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.

Small town

539 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Getting set up

Moving to Honeoye: who provides what

Honeoye is unincorporated, so Ontario County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNational Grid19.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCanadice Wd1 water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesOntario CountyOntario County provides services here
SchoolsHoneoye Central School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereOntario County Board of ElectionsOntario County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code1447114471 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.

Natural hazards

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.

30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
30Low riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Honeoye, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Honeoye’s peak summer temperature is recorded as 81°F.

55″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–35°
Spring35–56°
Summer58–79°
Fall41–60°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 10
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

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.

11%work in town
HoneoyeTypical New York townTypical U.S. town
Average trip to work28 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town11%10%7.9%

Where working residents work

In Honeoye11%
Richmond16%
Rochester13%
Henrietta4%
Canandaigua3%
22 mi
median commute distance
392
jobs based in Honeoye
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2024 · ACS

Health

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.

HoneoyeTypical New York townTypical 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%
32 measures vs. New York
12 better17 too close to call3 worse
What stands outHoneoyeNY
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.6%17.2%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth7.8%12.8%
More adults who have had cancer9.9%7.7%
F F Thompson Hospital
12.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

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.

5.6%conserved
5.6%
conserved · 45 of 795 acres
2.6 mi
of trails · 2.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Sandy Bottom Park2.1 mi83
2. Honeoye Creek Wildlife Management Area—9

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Housing

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.

$442Kmedian sale price
HoneoyeTypical New York townTypical U.S. town
Households that own their home87%75%73%
Median rent$1,164 a month$1,101 a month$1,185 a month
1
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Seneca Lake and 25 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Honeoye. Close and well known come first.

All 44 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Honeoye

17pages on Honeoye
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Honeoye

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…

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

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.