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Is New Lisbon a good place to live?
New Lisbon’s best subject grade is an A+ for history; its weakest is a C for walkability. New Lisbon’s peak summer temperature is 78°F, where New York’s towns sit at 81°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Only one of the 759 New York towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than New Lisbon. Only 116 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on history. Gilbert Lake State Park, at 1,399 acres with 2.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. New Lisbon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes New Lisbon stand out
Where New Lisbon beats most towns.
How New Lisbon grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far New Lisbon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to New Lisbon: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Lisbon, 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 New Lisbon.
New Lisbon has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. New Lisbon’s average trip to work stands at 29 minutes. The top destinations are Otsego (10%), Edmeston (10%) and Oneonta (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles.
| New Lisbon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
New Lisbon is older than the New York average
The age of the median resident for New Lisbon comes to 49.6 years, above both the New York town median (43 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). People 65 and older are 31% of residents (18% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (39% statewide). 17% of New Lisbon residents are under 18. New York has two in five adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 36%.
| New Lisbon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.6 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.8 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| New Lisbon | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.1% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.1% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 17% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.4% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.3% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.2% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.8% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is New Lisbon’s year
The range runs from 13° on a January night to 78° on a July afternoon, with about 83 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In New Lisbon, 10.4% of the land is conserved
7.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. For New Lisbon, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gilbert Lake State Park | 2.8 mi | 1,399 |
| 2. Texas School House State Forest | 2.5 mi | 1,214 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: moderate risk in New Lisbon, mostly inland flooding
New Lisbon has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2006. Compared with 59% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. Expected losses in New Lisbon break down as 74% from inland flooding and 17% from cold waves. Federal aid has come to New Lisbon households in 9 declared disasters; the latest was in 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, New Lisbon is healthier than 56% of U.S. towns
Among adults in New Lisbon, 36% have high blood pressure. Of 32 CDC measures, New Lisbon beats the New York average on 6 and trails it on 8. 21% of adults here have been diagnosed with depression; 16% binge drink.
| New Lisbon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | New Lisbon | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.7% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in New Lisbon sells for about $300K
For households in New Lisbon, the share who own their home is 88%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Lisbon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year29 mi LandmarkFort Dayton38 mi CaveHowe Caverns
34 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
12 mi MuseumFenimore Art Museum
33 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts InstitutePhoto 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 · Fenimore Art Museum: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about New Lisbon
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of New Lisbon
About 6 of every 100 New Lisbon residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
1,084 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About New Lisbon
Town in New York, United States
New Lisbon is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,114 at the 2010 census. The Town of New Lisbon is in the west-central part of the county. It is north of the City of Oneonta.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 45 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,713 ft
- ZIP code
- 13415
- Area code
- 607
Questions about New Lisbon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Lisbon, NY expensive?
The typical home is worth about $215,000, 59% 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−.
What is New Lisbon, NY known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Henry Bennett and George Brownell.