Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,477.
New Lebanon’s best subject grades are an A− for health and the outdoors and an A for history; its weakest is a C for incomes. 14% of the land in New Lebanon is conserved, above both New York’s towns (5.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Its National Register listings include Mount Lebanon Shaker Society and Elisha Gilbert House. New Lebanon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where New Lebanon beats most towns.
Where New Lebanon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far New Lebanon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,808 in 1820, a low of 1,081 in 1930, 2,514 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers and 7 maps from 1888 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Lebanon. Close and well known come first.
18 mi MountainMount Greylock
11 mi TheatreTanglewood
14 mi MuseumNorman Rockwell Museum
20 mi MuseumClark Art Institute
26 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site
19 mi MuseumUSS SlaterMount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain · Olana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Slater: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Lebanon, 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 New Lebanon.
In New Lebanon, a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Of 32 CDC measures, New Lebanon beats the New York average on 10 and trails it on 2. Among adults here, 15% report frequent mental distress and 30% feel lonely.
| New Lebanon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | New Lebanon | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.7% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools: the New Lebanon Central School District. Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter B Howard Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 238 | C− |
| New Lebanon Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 173 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The top destinations are Pittsfield (10%), New York (9%) and Albany (7%). For most workers, New Lebanon is a place to come home to: only 14% work in town. Also worth knowing: its average commute stands at 26 minutes, above both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The median commute is under 21 miles.
| New Lebanon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Values rose 5% in the 12 months to September 2026. For households in New Lebanon, the share who are owner-occupiers is 87%. The midpoint rent here is $980 a month.
| New Lebanon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $980 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
New Lebanon’s midsummer high comes in at 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 26% of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 14% of residents (21% statewide). In New Lebanon, the median age is 49.7 years. Nearly a third of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 40% across New York.
| New Lebanon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.7 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 20% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| New Lebanon | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.4% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.5% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.7% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.4% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.5% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 21.6% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.5% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.4% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
Hand Hollow State Forest, at 1,133 acres with 2.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Trails total 15 miles in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hand Hollow State Forest | 2.8 mi | 1,133 |
| 2. Hand Hollow Conservation Area | 2.7 mi | 395 |
| 3. Abode of the Message | 2.5 mi | 245 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Since 1978, New Lebanon has seen 62 flood insurance claims paid out. New Lebanon’s FEMA risk score stands at 58 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 76% come from inland flooding and 8% from tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in New Lebanon after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Lebanon
About 1 of every 100 New Lebanon residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
8 places in New Lebanon on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in New Lebanon.
Town in New York, United States
New Lebanon is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States, 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Albany. The population was 2,514 at the 2020 census. The town of New Lebanon is in the northeastern corner of Columbia County. The center of town is at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and New York State Route 22.
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3 towns share a border with New Lebanon.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Lebanon | — | — | B− | — | B− | A− |
| Stephentown | #284 | B | A | — | C | A− |
| Chatham | #426 | B− | C | — | C+ | A |
| Canaan | — | — | D | — | C+ | A |
New Lebanon and Canaan have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. New Lebanon, Stephentown, Chatham and Canaan report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare New Lebanon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 4.8 years of the area's median household income ($81,528 across the Hudson, NY 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−.
8 notable people were born here, including Samuel J. Tilden and George Henry Williams.
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