KiantoneNY
A town of 1,351, settled in 1855.
Is Kiantone a good place to live?
The best of Kiantone’s subject grades is a B for walkability; the weakest is a C− for schools. On health, just 75 of New York’s 1,213 towns do worse. Kiantone’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On history, just 63 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Kiantone has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,351 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Kiantone grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Kiantone is from typical.
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Moving to Kiantone: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kiantone, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Kiantone.
Residents of Kiantone are less healthy than 77% of U.S. towns
Kiantone beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 17% of Kiantone adults report frequent physical distress, above both New York’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (14%). 41% of Kiantone adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Kiantone | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Kiantone | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 6% |
| More smokers | 17% | 11.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.6% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Kiantone’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Kiantone for work: only 3% work in town. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Kiantone. Jobs based in Kiantone grew to 226 in 2023, 22 more than in 2013.
| Kiantone | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than New York overall
The median age in Kiantone is 38.2 years. Kiantone has lost 2.4% of its people since 2020, down to 1,351 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Kiantone | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.2 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.9 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Kiantone | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.5% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18.2% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.4% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.8% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.4% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.4% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Kiantone has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Kiantone has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Kiantone’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Kiantone faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Kiantone.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Kinzua Dam and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kiantone. Close and well known come first.
16 mi DamKinzua Dam
14 mi LakeChautauqua Lake
27 mi National forestAllegheny National Forest
37 mi State parkKinzua Bridge State Park
5 mi MuseumLucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center
25 mi State parkAllegany State ParkPhoto credits
Kinzua Dam: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Allegheny National Forest: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Kinzua Bridge State Park: Nicholas from Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0 · Allegany State Park: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Kiantone
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Kiantone
About 2 of every 100 Kiantone residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
97% of working residents leave Kiantone for work
Where Kiantone’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Kiantone
Town in New York, United States
Kiantone (pronounced KIN-tone) is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 1,388. The town is immediately south of Jamestown and is at the south border of the county and the state.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 19 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,480 ft
Questions about Kiantone
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kiantone, NY expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
What is Kiantone, NY known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Elmer Ellsworth Brown and Ellen A. Martin.