Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Locke’s best subject grades are a B for the outdoors and history; its weakest is a D− for walkability. No town in New York scores lower than Locke on walkability. The biggest park or preserve is Summer Hill State Forest, at 670 acres. Locke has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Locke beats most towns.
Where Locke’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Locke is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,559 in 1820, a low of 714 in 1930, 1,877 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1904 and 4 maps from 1898 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Locke. Close and well known come first.
30 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
15 mi LakeCayuga Lake
24 mi LakeSeneca Lake
12 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
30 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
32 mi LakeOnondaga LakeJMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, 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 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Locke, 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 Locke.
1.9% of working residents work locally in Locke, below both the New York town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Locke fell to 85 in 2023, 27 fewer than in 2013. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Locke.
| Locke | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Locke.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Locke has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 80°F, Locke’s July high is where New York’s towns sit at 81°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Locke beats the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 17% of Locke adults smoke cigarettes.
| Locke | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Locke | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.8% | 12.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Locke is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fillmore Glen State Park | 2.8 mi | 523 |
| 2. Summer Hill State Forest | 0.5 mi | 670 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Locke
About 5 of every 100 Locke residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Locke is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,877 at the 2020 census. The town was named after John Locke, an English philosopher, and is the birthplace of Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States. Locke is on the southern border of Cayuga County and is southeast of Auburn.
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5 towns share a border with Locke.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locke | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Summerhill | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Genoa | — | — | C | — | B+ | B |
| Lansing | #378 | B− | D− | — | A− | A− |
| Groton | #418 | B− | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Moravia | #646 | C− | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
Locke, Summerhill and Genoa have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Locke, Summerhill, Genoa, Lansing, Groton and Moravia report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Locke with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
The typical home is worth about $187,000, 64% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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