Lindley Community Church, 2013
Lindley’s story
145 years in pictures
Census counts: 638 in 1840, 1,816 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 4 maps from 1914 on.
- 1881Lindley is settled
LindleyNY
A town of 1,756, settled in 1881.
Population
1,756
2025 Census estimate · −3.2% since 2020
Median home value
$157K
Census ACS
Household income
$87K
median
Median age
46.3
years
Jobs based here
101
A commuter town
Is Lindley a good place to live?
Lindley’s best subject grade is an A− for health; its weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 69 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. On history, just 51 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Lindley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Lindley for work
Where Lindley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
101jobs based in Lindley
2%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Lindley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Lindley is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.9 of 20; 5.1% of households have no car; 0.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthCorning Hospital 8.7 miles awayA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $157K, 2.4 years of the Corning area’s $66K median household incomeC+Open →SchoolsBehind 59% of New York districts on tests and graduationC+Open →Jobs & income$87K median household income; 101 jobs based hereB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landC−Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life3.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Lindley: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lindley, and how to reach them.
PowerNew York State Elec & Gas22.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPleasant Valley Mobile Home Pk water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers75% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lindley’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSteuben County Board of ElectionsSteuben County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes14858, 14870, 1483014858 68% · 14870 22% · 14830 11%Census 2020
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 Lindley.
HealthA−
Lindley is healthier than 78% of U.S. towns
Lindley beats the New York average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of adults binge drink in Lindley, above both the New York town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 30% of Lindley adults feel lonely.
78%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
| Lindley | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
32 measures vs. New York
7 better22 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Lindley | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.9% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.7% |
Corning Hospital
8.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Lindley than in most of New York or the rest of the country
1.7% of working residents work locally in Lindley, against 10% in New York’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The average trip to work in Lindley is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Corning (23%), Erwin (14%) and Corning (9%).
2%work in town
| Lindley | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Lindley2%
Corning23%
Erwin14%
Corning9%
Elmira8%
11 mi
median commute distance
101
jobs based in Lindley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Lindley
Lindley has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 15° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
47″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–35°
Spring33–57°
Summer55–80°
Fall39–60°
Oct 12
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Lindley faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lindley.
59risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
20
paid flood claims since 1979
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsC−
0.2% of Lindley is conserved land
0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Only 10 of the 741 New York towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Lindley.
0.2%conserved
0.2%
conserved · 53 of 24,046 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McCarthy Hill State Forest | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 25 attractions →Corning Museum of Glass and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lindley. Close and well known come first.
9 mi MuseumCorning Museum of Glass400K visitors a year
27 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
9 mi MuseumRockwell Museum14 mi MuseumNational Soaring Museum
18 mi Theme parkEldridge Park
25 mi MuseumGlenn H. Curtiss MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Corning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, 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 · Rockwell Museum: W.rose.v, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eldridge Park: Whitley, J. H. -- Photographer, Public domain · Glenn H. Curtiss Museum: Ruhrfisch (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lindley
18pages on Lindley
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lindley
About 3 of every 100 Lindley residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Lindley
Town in New York, United States
Lindley is a town in southern Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 1,816 at the 2020 census. The town is situated south of the city of Corning.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 38 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,224 ft
- ZIP code
- 14858
- Area code
- 607
Lindley’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Lindley.
CatonTuscaroraErwinLawrence TownshipLindley
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindley | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | A− |
| Caton | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B+ |
| Tuscarora | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C |
| Erwin | #487 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
Lindley, Caton and Tuscarora have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lindley, Caton, Tuscarora and Erwin report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lindley with a neighbor →
Questions about Lindley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lindley, 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 C+.