Melrose ParkNY
A town of 1,960.
Is Melrose Park a good place to live?
51% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Melrose Park, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Melrose Park’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both New York’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). Emerson Park, at 67 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Melrose Park yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to Melrose Park: who provides what
Melrose Park is unincorporated, so Cayuga County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Melrose Park.
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Melrose Park
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Melrose Park has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Melrose Park has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Melrose Park is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Melrose Park
Most working residents leave Melrose Park for work: only 7% work in town. Melrose Park’s median household income is $104,000. Jobs based in Melrose Park fell to 1,042 in 2023, 79 fewer than in 2013.
| Melrose Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Melrose Park is
Melrose Park beats the New York average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 9.4% of Melrose Park adults smoke cigarettes.
| Melrose Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Melrose Park | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.6% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Emerson Park | 1.4 mi | 67 |
| 2. Owasco Park | 0.4 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
JMA Wireless Dome and 31 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Melrose Park. Close and well known come first.
21 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
26 mi LakeSeneca Lake
18 mi LakeCayuga Lake
20 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
25 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
36 mi MountainCumorahPhoto credits
JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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
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Everything we know about Melrose Park
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Melrose Park
About 2 of every 100 Melrose Park residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Melrose Park’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Melrose Park.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melrose Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owasco | #689 | D | C− | — | C | C+ |
| Auburn | #713 | D | C+ | C | D | C− |
| Fleming | — | — | C− | — | C− | B− |
Fleming has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Owasco and Fleming report no FBI crime data of their own. Melrose Park isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Melrose Park with a neighbor →
Questions about Melrose Park
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Is Melrose Park, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Melrose Park yet; the figures below are still real.