Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Moravia is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 646th of 745 graded towns in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: homes are within reach, about $163K for a typical one, or 2.4 years of the Auburn area’s $68K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $61K, and 13% of residents live below the poverty line. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns, with 17 places on the National Register. On hazard risk, just 100 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include North Main Street Historic District and Church Street-Congress Street Historic District. Moravia's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Where Moravia beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,010 in 1840, 3,626 in 2010. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1898 on.
17 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Moravia is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Moravia, 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 Moravia.
Moravia is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Auburn and other neighbors, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
8.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Fillmore Glen State Park, 309 acres with 6.9 miles of trail.
| Moravia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fillmore Glen State Park | 6.9 mi | 309 |
| 2. Owasco Flats Wildlife Management Area | — | 65 |
| 3. Ether Fuller Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Moravia Central School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Moravia Junior-Senior High School, with 442 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millard Fillmore Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 408 | C |
| Moravia Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 442 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of New York towns; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
At 74 of 100, Moravia’s FEMA risk score is where New York’s towns sit at 31 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Since 1993, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Moravia.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Moravia has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 79°F, Moravia’s July high is below both the New York town median (81°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,200 U.S. towns with household incomes like Moravia’s, it is healthier than 57%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Moravia beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 17% of Moravia adults smoke cigarettes.
| Moravia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Moravia | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 16.8% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.7% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moravia has about as many jobs (1,349) as working residents, but only 204 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 24.6 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Moravia for work: only 18% work in town. Jobs based in Moravia grew to 1,349 in 2023, 126 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Auburn (7%), Lansing (5%) and Ithaca (5%).
| Moravia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Moravia. Close and well known come first.
25 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
15 mi LakeCayuga Lake
25 mi LakeSeneca Lake
16 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
26 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
34 mi State parkWatkins Glen State ParkJMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Moravia
About 3 of every 100 Moravia residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
17 places in Moravia on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Moravia.
4 towns share a border with Moravia.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravia | #646 | C− | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Sempronius | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niles | — | — | C− | — | C+ | B− |
| Venice | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Locke | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
Niles, Venice and Locke have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Moravia, Niles, Venice and Locke report no FBI crime data of their own. Sempronius isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Moravia with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Moravia grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #646 of 745 in New York. It grades C+ for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk 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 B−.
3 notable people were born here, including Sophie Jewett and Jack Wright.
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