Butler Hall, 1909
New Hartford’s story
238 years in pictures
Census counts: 3,599 in 1830, 21,874 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1825 and 3 maps from 1895 on.
- 1788New Hartford is settled
Photo: photographer / publisher not specified · Public domain
Population
1,842
2025 Census estimate · −0.1% since 2020
Median home value
$224K
Census ACS
Household income
$83K
median
Median age
48.8
years
Jobs based here
1,714
A job hub
Is New Hartford a good place to live?
New Hartford’s best subject grades are an A for health, walkability, and schools; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. New Hartford’s typical journey to work is 15 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. New Hartford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes New Hartford stand out
Where New Hartford beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
Jobs here1,714
Residents who work846
Work
2 jobs for every working resident
A regional job hub: more jobs per worker than 93% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023.
WalkabilityA
More walkable than 86% of U.S. towns
2.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transit
EPA National Walkability Index; Census ACS.
A job hub
Every workday, about 1,649 people come to New Hartford for work
Where New Hartford’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,714jobs based in New Hartford
8%of working residents work in town
5 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How New Hartford grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far New Hartford is from typical.
HealthWynn Hospital 3.6 miles awayAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 14.8 of 20; 8.6% of households have no carAOpen →SchoolsBeat 85% of New York districts on tests and graduationAOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $224K, 3.2 years of the Utica metro’s $70K median household incomeC−Open →Jobs & income$83K median household incomeB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 35% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksC+Open →History14 notable people born hereA−Open →Civic life4.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to New Hartford: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Hartford, and how to reach them.
PowerNational Grid19.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMvwa - Mohawk Valley Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpDPW Garage dumpster (bulk junk drop-off)Town pickupTown site
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereOneida County Board of ElectionsOneida County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code1341313413 100%Census 2020
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 New Hartford.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
A job hub: New Hartford has 2.0 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,649 commuters
Just 8% of New Hartford’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in New Hartford added 213 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,714. The top destinations are Utica (24%), New Hartford (23%) and Whitestown (6%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
8%work in town
| New Hartford | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 7.7% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In New Hartford8%
Utica24%
New Hartford23%
Whitestown6%
Rome5%
5 mi
median commute distance
1,714
jobs based in New Hartford
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
A
Walkability grade: more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthA
Residents of New Hartford are healthier than 86% of U.S. towns
Nearly one in ten adults worry about having enough food in New Hartford. CDC measures, 32 in all: New Hartford beats New York on 10 and trails on 2. In New Hartford, 9.9% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 30% feel lonely.
86%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| New Hartford | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 23% |
32 measures vs. New York
10 better20 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | New Hartford | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.4% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 7.7% |
Wynn Hospital
In Utica · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
The climate in New Hartford brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 81° and January nights drop to 13°.
81°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–33°
Spring33–56°
Summer57–79°
Fall40–60°
Oct 13
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
81°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
New Hartford faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in New Hartford, 79% come from inland flooding and 7% from cold waves.
35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold waves
7
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HousingCost of living grade C−
The median home in New Hartford sells for about $285K
The going rate for rent for New Hartford comes to $1,582 a month. Nearly two thirds of New Hartford households are owner-occupiers.
$285Kmedian sale price
| New Hartford | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,582 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 75% | 73% |
1
homes sold in March
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Nearby attractions
All 32 attractions →National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Hartford. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year
4 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
13 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year15 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
3 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
3 mi TheatreStanley TheaterSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stanley Theater: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about New Hartford
18pages on New Hartford
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of New Hartford
Saint Elizabeth College of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Utica1.3 mi$30,000 tuitionMohawk Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Utica3.5 mi$6,218 in-state tuitionSUNY Polytechnic InstituteUniversity or college · Public · Utica5.5 mi$8,625 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 New Hartford residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Famous people from New Hartford
14 notable people were born in New Hartford.
About New Hartford
Town in New York, United States
New Hartford is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 21,874. The name of New Hartford was provided by a settler family from Hartford, Connecticut. The Town of New Hartford contains a village of New Hartford. The town of New Hartford is the largest suburb of Utica, which is located 5 miles northeast of the town and village.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1827
- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Area code
- 315
New Hartford’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with New Hartford.
New HartfordUticaNew Hartford
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hartford | — | — | C− | — | A | A |
| New Hartford | #269 | B+ | C+ | C− | A | A |
| Utica | #720 | D | C+ | D | C− | D |
New Hartford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. New Hartford reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare New Hartford with a neighbor →
Questions about New Hartford
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Hartford, NY expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $224,000, 57% 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 C−.
What is New Hartford, NY known for?
14 notable people were born here, including Joe Bonamassa and Joel de la Fuente.