Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Mayfield is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, ranked 605th of 745 in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 63% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 73% of the country. A typical home there costs about $294K, 4.4 years of the Gloversville area’s $67K median household income. 28% of the land in Mayfield is conserved, above both the New York town median (5.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Shaker Mountain Wild Forest, 8,052 acres with 18.1 miles of trail. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns.
Where Mayfield beats most towns.
Where Mayfield’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 Mayfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,025 in 1820, a low of 1,806 in 1920, 6,146 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1888 and 4 maps from 1903 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mayfield, 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 Mayfield.
Mayfield has better schools than Northampton or any other neighbor and has commutes shorter than most of New York, but it scores below Northampton and its other neighbors on health.
43 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Mayfield’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile, above both New York’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shaker Mountain Wild Forest | 18.1 mi | 8,052 |
| 2. Wilcox Lake Wild Forest | 0.6 mi | 52 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its B is the best School Grade on its borders; Northampton (B−) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Mayfield Central School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Mayfield Jr./Sr. High School, with 379 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 430 | C+ |
| Mayfield Jr./Sr. High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 379 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The median property tax bill is $2,957, against $6,582 across New York, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Typical home values rose 6.5% in the year to September 2026. 83% of Mayfield households own their home.
| Mayfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,025 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 2,509 working residents takes 25.8 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Mayfield for work: only 9% work in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Mayfield. Jobs based in Mayfield grew to 996 in 2023, 158 more than in 2013.
| Mayfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.6% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its C, from Northampton (C+) to Broadalbin (B).
Mayfield beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Mayfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Mayfield | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 6% |
| More smokers | 17.3% | 11.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 33.4% | 24% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mayfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mayfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Mayfield’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mayfield
About 2 of every 100 Mayfield residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
2 places in Mayfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Mayfield is a town in Fulton County, New York, United States, northeast of Gloversville and Johnstown. The town contains a village also named Mayfield. The population of the town was 6,495 at the 2010 census.
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6 towns share a border with Mayfield.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield | #605 | C− | C+ | — | B | C |
| Johnstown | #585 | C | B− | — | C− | C+ |
| Northampton | — | — | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Benson | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Perth | #534 | C | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Broadalbin | #606 | C− | C+ | — | C+ | B |
| Bleecker | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Northampton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Mayfield, Johnstown, Northampton, Perth and Broadalbin report no FBI crime data of their own. Benson and Bleecker aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mayfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mayfield grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #605 of 745 in New York. It grades C for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
Mayfield was established in 1793 and has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including George Tobey Anthony and Sarah C. Mink.
