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Manheim gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $118K for a typical one, or 1.7 years of the Utica metro’s $70K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 441st of 745 in New York. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its public schools trail 77% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns, with 5 places on the National Register. Only 119 of New York’s 1,213 towns score lower on health. Its National Register listings include US Post Office-Dolgeville and Menge House Complex. Only 101 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on the outdoors.
Where Manheim beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,777 in 1820, 3,334 in 2010. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Manheim is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Manheim, 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 Manheim.
Manheim trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and has commutes shorter than most of New York.
Its public schools are run by the Dolgeville Central School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is James A Green Junior-Senior High School, with 369 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolgeville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 419 | D |
| James A Green Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 369 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 1,299 working residents takes 25.4 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Manheim for work: only 14% work in town. Jobs based in Manheim fell to 642 in 2023, 110 fewer than in 2013. Manheim’s median household income is $70,000, against $82,000 in New York’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| Manheim | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Manheim beats the New York average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Manheim, where New York’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 14%. 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Manheim.
| Manheim | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Manheim | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults lacking emotional support | 22.9% | 26.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Manheim has cold winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82° and January nights drop to 12°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Only 9 of the 740 New York towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Manheim. The biggest park or preserve is Dolgeville Central School Recreation Fields, at 21 acres.
| Manheim | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dolgeville Central School Recreation Fields | 0.2 mi | 21 |
| 2. Dolgeville Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Manheim.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes are within reach (A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 20 miles. At 1.7 years of the Utica metro’s $70K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 96% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
The median rent in Manheim is $828 a month.
| Manheim | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $828 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Manheim
About 3 of every 100 Manheim residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Manheim’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Manheim on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Manheim is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 3,334 at the 2010 census. The town name is derived from Mannheim in Baden, Germany. The town is in the southeastern part of the Herkimer County and is bordered to the southwest by the city of Little Falls. The village of Dolgeville is in the northeastern corner of the town. Manheim is east of Utica. The Mohawk River forms the southern border of the town.
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7 towns share a border with Manheim.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manheim | #441 | C+ | A− | — | C− | C |
| Oppenheim | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C |
| St. Johnsville | #654 | C− | A− | — | C− | C− |
| Danube | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Little Falls | #502 | C+ | B+ | A− | C | C− |
| Dolgeville | — | — | A− | — | C− | B− |
| Salisbury | — | — | A | — | C− | C |
| Fairfield | — | — | B | — | B− | C |
Oppenheim, Dolgeville, Salisbury and Fairfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Manheim, Oppenheim, St. Johnsville, Dolgeville, Salisbury and Fairfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Danube isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Manheim with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Manheim grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #441 of 745 in New York. It grades C for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $119,000, 77% 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 A−.
