LaurensNY
A town of 216, settled in 1826. A regional job hub with 147 jobs.
Is Laurens a good place to live?
Laurens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Laurens stand out
Where Laurens beats most towns.
216 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Laurens: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Laurens, 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 Laurens.
A job hub: Laurens has 1.8 jobs for every working resident and draws in 140 commuters
Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles. Laurens’ typical journey to work is 19 minutes, below both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Commuting out is the norm here: nearly a tenth of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Oneonta (15%), Otsego (13%) and Laurens (11%).
| Laurens | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of New York and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Laurens is higher
Federal aid has come to Laurens households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2011. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 81% come from inland flooding and 13% from cold waves. Flood insurance has paid out on 5 claims here since 2006.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Laurens: snowy winters and pleasant summers
Laurens’ midsummer high is 80°F, against 81°F in New York’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Laurens is
For adults in Laurens, the share who feel lonely is 31%. The town does better than the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 4.
| Laurens | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Laurens | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 7.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.5% | 12.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Laurens sells for about $225K at the median
Laurens’ midpoint rent is $1,000 a month. In Laurens, 69% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Laurens | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,000 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Laurens. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year35 mi LandmarkFort Dayton37 mi CaveHowe Caverns
15 mi MuseumFenimore Art Museum
40 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
40 mi TheatreStanley TheaterPhoto credits
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fenimore Art Museum: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stanley Theater: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Laurens
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Laurens
About 1 of every 100 Laurens residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Every workday, about 140 people come to Laurens for work
Where Laurens’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Laurens
Town in New York, United States
Laurens is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 2,424 at the 2010 census. The Town of Laurens is in the southern half of the county, north of the City of Oneonta. There is also a village named Laurens, located in the town.
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- Area
- 42 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,119 ft
- Area code
- 518
Questions about Laurens
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Laurens, NY a good place to live?
Laurens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.