Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Lodi’s subject grades are an A− for civic life and history; the weakest is a C− for schools. Lodi’s median rent is $684 a month, below both New York’s towns ($1,101 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 16% of the land in Lodi is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Finger Lakes National Forest, at 4,083 acres with 4.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Lodi has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lodi beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Lodi is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,786 in 1830, a peak of 2,269 in 1850, 1,469 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 2 maps from 1902 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lodi, 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 Lodi.
The typical Lodi home is worth about $314,000, up 11% in a year, 40% below the New York typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 2015, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lodi.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Lodi for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Lodi grew to 193 in 2023, 22 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Covert (10%), Ithaca (7%) and New York (6%).
| Lodi | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
6.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Finger Lakes National Forest | 4.7 mi | 4,083 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lodi has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Lodi is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lodi beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 17% of Lodi adults smoke cigarettes.
| Lodi | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lodi | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 6% |
| More smokers | 16.6% | 11.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lodi. Close and well known come first.
6 mi LakeSeneca Lake
9 mi LakeCayuga Lake
15 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
12 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
34 mi MountainCumorah
33 mi MuseumCorning Museum of Glass400K visitors a yearSeneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Corning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lodi
About 0 of every 100 Lodi residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Lodi’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 notable people were born in Lodi.
Town in New York, United States
Lodi ( LOH-dye) is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 1,469 at the 2020 census. The Town of Lodi is in the southwest part of the county and is northwest of Ithaca, New York. The town contains a village also named Lodi. Both owe their names to the Italian city of Lodi.
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Not for the area. That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($68,089 across the Seneca Falls, NY area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
5 notable people were born here, including Cornelius Cole and Samuel Maxwell.
