KennedyNY
Population 246: a town settled in 1861.
Is Kennedy a good place to live?
4.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Kennedy, against 32% in New York’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Among 759 New York towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Kennedy. Kennedy has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
246 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Kennedy: who provides what
Kennedy is unincorporated, so Chautauqua 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 Kennedy.
A home in Kennedy is worth about $154K, on Zillow’s estimate
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 2.3%. Among households in Kennedy, 92% live in a home they own.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Kennedy faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
For Kennedy, the FEMA risk score is 79 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 88% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Kennedy’s workers commute out
The median household income in Kennedy is $49,000. Most working residents leave Kennedy for work: only 1% work in town. In Kennedy, a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. Also worth knowing: between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 46, to 60.
| Kennedy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Kennedy is
For adults in Kennedy, the share who have obesity is 36%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Kennedy is ahead of New York on 1 and behind on 10. Among adults in the town, 16% smoke cigarettes and 38% have high blood pressure.
| Kennedy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Kennedy | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.7% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Kennedy is conserved land
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.7 miles of trail. One park or preserve covers 2 acres in Kennedy.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kennedy Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Chautauqua Lake and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kennedy. Close and well known come first.
15 mi LakeChautauqua Lake
23 mi DamKinzua Dam
35 mi National forestAllegheny National Forest
38 mi State parkKinzua Bridge State Park
20 mi State parkAllegany State Park
9 mi MuseumLucille Ball-Desi Arnaz CenterPhoto credits
Chautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Kinzua Dam: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allegheny National Forest: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Kinzua Bridge State Park: Nicholas from Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Allegany State Park: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0
Everything we know about Kennedy
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Kennedy
About 5 of every 100 Kennedy residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
99% of working residents leave Kennedy for work
Where Kennedy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Kennedy
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kennedy, NY a good place to live?
Kennedy has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.