Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Italy’s subject grades are an A− for civic life, the outdoors, and history; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Italy’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 2 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. The median household income is $59K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. 25% of the land in Italy is conserved, above both New York’s towns (5.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is High Tor Wildlife Management Area, 4,088 acres with 15.5 miles of trail. Italy has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Italy beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Italy is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 728 in 1820, a low of 428 in 1960, 1,141 in 2010. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1870 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Italy, 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 Italy.
35 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Italy’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. High Tor Wildlife Management Area | 15.5 mi | 4,088 |
| 2. Italy Hill State Forest | 4.1 mi | 1,214 |
| 3. High Tor Wildlife Management Area - Parrish Gully | 3.4 mi | 274 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
0.6% of Italy working residents work locally. Since 2013, Italy has lost 32 jobs, to 11 in 2023. The top destinations are Milo (14%), Jerusalem (10%) and Naples (5%).
| Italy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Italy.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The July high in Italy is 78°F. Italy has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Italy beats the New York average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Italy.
| Italy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Italy | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Italy. Close and well known come first.
21 mi LakeSeneca Lake
31 mi LakeCayuga Lake
34 mi State parkLetchworth State Park
28 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
26 mi MountainCumorah
35 mi MuseumCorning Museum of Glass400K visitors a yearSeneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Letchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Corning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Italy
About 1 of every 100 Italy residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Italy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in New York, United States
Italy is a town located in Yates County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 1,141. The town takes its name from the country of Italy. The Town of Italy is in the southwestern part of the county and is south of Canandaigua.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
