Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 7,577, established in 1812.
Health is its strong suit — CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of four fifths of the country. Taken together, its subjects give Le Roy an A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns. Its place in the ranking is 115th of 745 in New York. Schools are another plus (B+): its schools rank ahead of 73% of New York towns. A typical home there costs about $178K, 2.4 years of the Batavia area’s $73K median household income. Its National Register listings include US Post Office-Le Roy and Keeney House. On the outdoors, just 97 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 95% of U.S. towns, with 9 places on the National Register.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places · USGS PAD-US.
Where Le Roy beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,611 in 1820, 7,662 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1840 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Le Roy is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Le Roy, 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 Le Roy.
Le Roy has less food insecurity than most of New York and has commutes shorter than most of New York.
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 10.6% of its 6,325 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
9.9% of Le Roy adults have diabetes, where New York’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 12%. For adults locally, the share who have obesity is 29%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Le Roy is ahead of New York on 9 and behind on 3.
| Le Roy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Le Roy | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The largest public high school is Le Roy Junior-Senior High School, with 520 students. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by the Le Roy Central School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolcott Street SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 579 | B− |
| Le Roy Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 520 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 3,514 working residents takes 25.6 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles. 16% of Le Roy working residents work locally, above both New York’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (8%). The top destinations are Rochester (11%), Batavia (10%) and Henrietta (5%).
| Le Roy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Le Roy after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2014. Expected losses in Le Roy break down as 72% from inland flooding and 6% from lightning. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1979: 4.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summer afternoons peak near 80° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 52 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. In Le Roy, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Le Roy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mill Street Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Le Roy. Close and well known come first.
25 mi State parkLetchworth State Park
22 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
21 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
22 mi MuseumThe National Museum of Play
38 mi MountainCumorahLetchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Eastman Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blue Cross Arena: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The National Museum of Play: Misc, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Le Roy
About 5 of every 100 Le Roy residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Le Roy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
9 places in Le Roy on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Le Roy.
Town in New York, United States
Le Roy, or more commonly LeRoy, is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 7,662 at the time of the 2020 census. The town is named after one of the original land owners, Herman Le Roy. The town lies in eastern Genesee County. Within the town is the village of Le Roy. The Jell-O gelatin dessert was invented and first manufactured in Le Roy.
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6 towns share a border with Le Roy.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Roy | #115 | A | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Stafford | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Wheatland | #259 | B+ | B− | — | B | A |
| Pavilion | — | — | A− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Riga | #101 | A | B | — | B | A |
| Bergen | #60 | A | B+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Caledonia | #47 | A+ | B | — | B+ | A− |
Stafford and Pavilion have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Le Roy, Stafford, Wheatland, Pavilion, Riga, Bergen and Caledonia report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Le Roy with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Le Roy grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #115 of 745 in New York. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
Le Roy was established in 1812 and has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 10 notable people were born here, including Graham N. Fitch and Agnes Morgan.
