NanticokeNY
A town of 1,564, settled in 1807.
Is Nanticoke a good place to live?
Nanticoke’s weakest subject grade is a D for hazard risk. Only 44 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. Only 102 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on history. Greenwood Park, at 661 acres with 5.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Nanticoke has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
98% of working residents leave Nanticoke for work
Where Nanticoke’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Nanticoke grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Nanticoke is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Nanticoke: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nanticoke, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Nanticoke.
High risk in Nanticoke, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Nanticoke.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of working residents in Nanticoke work locally than in the typical New York or U.S. town
2.1% of working residents work locally in Nanticoke, where New York’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 8%. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Nanticoke. The top destinations are Union (15%), Triangle (11%) and Binghamton (10%).
| Nanticoke | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Nanticoke
Nanticoke has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 81°F, Nanticoke’s July high is close to New York’s towns (81°F) and below U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Nanticoke | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Greenwood Park | 5.3 mi | 661 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Residents of Nanticoke are healthier than 53% of U.S. towns
Nanticoke beats the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 16% of Nanticoke adults smoke cigarettes.
| Nanticoke | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Nanticoke | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 7.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Nanticoke sells for about $325K
The median rent in Nanticoke is $941 a month.
| Nanticoke | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $941 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Taughannock Falls State Park and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nanticoke. Close and well known come first.
34 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
26 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf Field16 mi Ski areaGreek Peak Mountain Resort43 runs · 828 ft vertical
26 mi MuseumHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art80K visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena26 mi AttractionSagan Planet WalkPhoto credits
Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena: Bmoore2009 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Everything we know about Nanticoke
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Nanticoke
About 2 of every 100 Nanticoke residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Nanticoke
Town in New York, United States
Nanticoke is a town in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 1,672 at the 2010 census. The town was named after the Nanticoke people, who were a Native American tribe native to the Chesapeake Bay. The town is on the western border of the county and is northwest of Binghamton.
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- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,391 ft
Nanticoke’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Nanticoke.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanticoke | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B− |
| Maine | #578 | C | B− | — | B | B |
| Barker | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B− |
| Lisle | #482 | C+ | A | — | C+ | B− |
| Berkshire | — | — | B− | — | C | B |
| Newark Valley | #531 | C | B+ | — | C | B |
| Glen Aubrey | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nanticoke, Barker and Berkshire have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Nanticoke, Maine, Barker, Lisle, Berkshire and Newark Valley report no FBI crime data of their own. Glen Aubrey isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Nanticoke with a neighbor →
Questions about Nanticoke
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nanticoke, NY expensive?
The typical home is worth about $157,000, 70% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.