Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Marilla is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, ranked 139th of 745 in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $93K. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $286K, 4 years of the Buffalo metro’s $72K median household income. Only 103 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on walkability.
Where Marilla beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Marilla is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,596 in 1860, a low of 1,237 in 1920, 5,189 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1905 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Marilla. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw33 mi WaterfallNiagara Falls
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium10 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a year
18 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center
14 mi WaterfallEternal Flame FallsHighmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Niagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eternal Flame Falls: Mpmajewski, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marilla, 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 Marilla.
Marilla gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, has less food insecurity than most of New York and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 8.3% of its 10,728 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
29% of Marilla adults feel lonely, below both the New York town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). 84% of adults had a checkup this year in Marilla. Marilla beats the New York average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Marilla | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 81% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Marilla | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Iroquois Central School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marilla Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 221 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The Wales weather station, 7 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. The Wales weather station, 7 miles away, records that about 1 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Marilla has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Marilla’s July high is 80°F, against 81°F in New York’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 1,669 in 2013 to 3,308.
2.7% of Marilla residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Marilla grew to 3,308 in 2023, 1,639 more than in 2013. 4.9% of Marilla workers work from home.
| Marilla | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 4.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Children under 18 are 16% of residents (21% statewide). Marilla’s median age is 46.5 years. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Marilla | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 46.5 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 32% | 29% |
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.2 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Marilla | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.7% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.9% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.4% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.9% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.2% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Marilla since 1998.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median rent in Marilla is $952 a month.
| Marilla | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $952 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Marilla
About 3 of every 100 Marilla residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Marilla is a small town and extreme outer ring suburb of Buffalo in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 5,189 at the 2020 census. The name of the town is derived from Marilla Rogers, an early school teacher.
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6 towns share a border with Marilla.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marilla | #139 | A− | B− | — | A− | A |
| Alden | #186 | A− | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Elma | #112 | A | C+ | — | A− | A |
| Wales | #100 | A | B | — | B+ | A |
| Aurora | #95 | A | C− | — | A− | A |
| Town Line | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bennington | #330 | B | B− | — | B | B+ |
Marilla, Alden, Elma, Wales, Aurora and Bennington report no FBI crime data of their own. Town Line isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Marilla with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Marilla grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #139 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
The typical home is worth about $286,000, 45% 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−.
