Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Milo gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $165K, 2.4 years of the county’s $70K median household income. It grades B overall, 323rd among New York's 745 graded towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 12 places on the National Register. Milo’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Its National Register listings include US Post Office-Penn Yan and Yates County Courthouse Park District. Milo is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns.
Where Milo beats most towns.
Yates County Courthouse Park District
Census counts: 2,612 in 1820, a low of 2,028 in 1860, 7,006 in 2010. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1902 on.
12 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Milo is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Milo, 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 Milo.
Milo is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has commutes shorter than most of New York, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $168 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Milo’s FEMA risk score is 78 of 100. Since 1978, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Milo.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Penn Yan Central School District. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Penn Yan Academy, with 427 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Yan Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 545 | B− |
| Penn Yan AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 427 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Milo has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Milo is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 2,224 working residents takes 16 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
About one in 4 of Milo’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Milo grew to 2,900 in 2023, 385 more than in 2013. 12% of Milo residents live below the poverty line.
| Milo | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 27% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Milo | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Red Jacket Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 9,527 U.S. towns with household incomes like Milo’s, it is healthier than 77%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Milo beats the New York average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 15% of adults report frequent physical distress in Milo.
| Milo | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Milo | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Milo. Close and well known come first.
6 mi LakeSeneca Lake
16 mi LakeCayuga Lake
18 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
29 mi MountainCumorah
21 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
32 mi MuseumCorning Museum of Glass400K visitors a yearSeneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Corning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Milo
About 1 of every 100 Milo residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
12 places in Milo on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Milo is a town in Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 6,803 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Milo of Croton, a famous athlete from Ancient Greece. The Town of Milo is on the eastern border of the county and borders Penn Yan.
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8 towns share a border with Milo.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milo | #323 | B | B+ | — | B− | B− |
| Jerusalem | #507 | C+ | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Benton | #565 | C | C | — | B− | B− |
| Barrington | — | — | C | — | D | C |
| Starkey | #657 | D | B | — | D | C |
| Torrey | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Penn Yan | #291 | B | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Keuka Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Barrington and Torrey have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Milo, Jerusalem, Benton, Barrington, Starkey, Torrey and Penn Yan report no FBI crime data of their own. Keuka Park isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Milo with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Milo grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #323 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health and B− for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
