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Hornellsville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $135K, 2 years of the Corning area’s $66K median household income. It grades B− overall, 399th among New York's 745 graded towns. On the plus side, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 79% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 5 of New York’s 1,187 towns do worse. 27% of residents are 65 or older in Hornellsville, above both the New York town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). The biggest place to walk is Canacadea State Forest, 1,615 acres with 2.2 miles of trail.
Where Hornellsville beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Hornellsville is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,364 in 1830, a low of 1,364 in 1830, 4,039 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 3 maps from 1915 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hornellsville, 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 Hornellsville.
Hornellsville has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding) and trails Burns and its other neighbors on schools.
| Hornellsville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Canacadea State Forest | 2.2 mi | 1,615 |
| 2. Arkport Village Park | 0.7 mi | 22 |
| 3. Kanakadea Park | 0.2 mi | 55 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of its 5 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C, Burns highest at B+.
Its public schools are run by the Arkport Central School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Arkport Central School, with 435 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Hornell SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–1 | Grades PK–1 | 331 | – |
| Arkport Central SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 435 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Hornellsville has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 15° and about 62 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $536 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Hornellsville’s FEMA risk score is 65 of 100. Since 1981, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hornellsville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 1,420 working residents takes 23 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Hornellsville for work: only 13% work in town. Since 2013, Hornellsville has added 296 jobs, to 1,729 in 2023. 6.2% of Hornellsville workers work from home.
| Hornellsville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.2% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hornellsville beats the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 16% of adults smoke cigarettes in Hornellsville.
| Hornellsville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hornellsville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 7.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 2 years of the Corning area’s $66K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 89% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $3,125, against $6,582 across New York, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Hornellsville is $679 a month.
| Hornellsville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $679 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 75% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 42% | 49% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hornellsville
About 3 of every 100 Hornellsville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Hornellsville is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population, not counting the city of Hornell, was 4,039 at the 2020 census. The name is taken from a prominent pioneer family. The Town of Hornellsville is at the western border of the county, and surrounds the city of Hornell. Until 1906, the city of Hornell was named Hornellsville. The name Hornellsville is used only in real estate or legal contexts, but rarely in conversation. This is because Hornell is much more frequently mentioned, and its boundaries are quite different.
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7 towns share a border with Hornellsville.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornellsville | #399 | B− | A− | — | C | C+ |
| Fremont | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hartsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Howard | — | — | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Canisteo | #476 | C+ | B | — | B | B− |
| Almond | — | — | B | — | B+ | B |
| Burns | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Dansville | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B− |
Howard, Almond, Burns and Dansville have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hornellsville, Howard, Canisteo, Almond, Burns and Dansville report no FBI crime data of their own. Fremont and Hartsville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hornellsville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hornellsville grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #399 of 745 in New York. It grades C+ for health and C for schools.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $135,000, 74% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
2 notable people were born here, including Ira Davenport and Jeremiah Davis.