Melrose ParkNY
A town in New York, home to 1,960 people.
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 network 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.
Natural hazards: high risk in Melrose Park, mostly inland flooding
Compared with just over two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Melrose Park is higher. FEMA puts 87% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Melrose Park’s year
In Melrose Park, the midsummer high is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Melrose Park sends most of its workers out of town
The top destinations are Auburn (25%), Syracuse (8%) and Owasco (7%). Melrose Park’s middle household income stands at $104,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles. The share of residents in Melrose Park who live below the poverty line: 6.1%.
| 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
Among adults in Melrose Park, 20% get no exercise outside work. Of 32 CDC measures, Melrose Park beats the New York average on 14 and trails it on 2. 9.4% of adults in Melrose Park smoke cigarettes; 13% say their health is fair or poor.
| 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
4.9% of Melrose Park is conserved land
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 5.1 miles of trail.
| 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
Homes in Melrose Park sell for about $255K
In Melrose Park, 94% of households are owner-occupiers.
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.