Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
North Collins’s standout strength is incomes (A−): the median household earns $100K. What counts against it is schools: its schools rank behind nearly two thirds of the state's. Walkability is weaker too (C). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 66% of U.S. towns. At about $222K, a typical home costs 3.1 years of the Buffalo metro’s $72K median household income. The overall grade comes out at B, 311th of 745 in New York. It comes out better than three fifths of U.S. towns. Gamel Hexadecagon Barn is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far North Collins is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Where North Collins beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,948 in 1860, 3,504 in 2020. The archive holds 3 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where North Collins’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Ordered by what stands out in North Collins.
North Collins gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it trails Boston and its other neighbors on schools.
Compared with 93% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in North Collins is lower. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1981: one. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 72% come from inland flooding and 13% from cold waves. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2009.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Each of its 5 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C+, Boston highest at B+.
Its two schools are below. Public school enrollment in North Collins: 553 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Collins Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 319 | D |
| North Collins Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 234 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 1,573 working residents takes 25.1 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
5% of residents live below the poverty line in North Collins, below both the New York town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Just 11% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs in North Collins grew by 70 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 798. The top destinations are Buffalo (16%), Hamburg (11%) and Amherst (5%).
| North Collins | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest park or preserve is Clear Lake Wildlife Managment Area, at 525 acres. Walkers can cover 8.5 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. In North Collins, the trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in New York’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| North Collins | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Franklin Gulf County Park | 6 mi | 357 |
| 2. Marion Fricano Park | 1 mi | 76 |
| 3. Clear Lake Wildlife Managment Area | 0.7 mi | 525 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Perrysburg weather station, 10 miles away, records that 208 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 100% of U.S. towns.
In North Collins, the peak summer temperature is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,562 U.S. towns with household incomes like North Collins’s, it is less healthy than 68%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
The share of adults in North Collins who binge drink: 18%. Of 32 CDC measures, North Collins beats the New York average on 4 and trails it on 9. Among adults here, 82% had a checkup this year and 30% feel lonely.
| North Collins | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | North Collins | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.6% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.5% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
North Collins’ typical rent stands at $907 a month. 79% of North Collins households own their home.
| North Collins | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $907 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Collins. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw37 mi WaterfallNiagara Falls
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
11 mi WaterfallEternal Flame Falls
21 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center
21 mi MuseumUSS The SullivansHighmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Niagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Eternal Flame Falls: Mpmajewski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Collins, 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.
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Collins
About 4 of every 100 North Collins residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
North Collins (Seneca: Heyó꞉ähdöh) is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 3,504 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from its parent town, Collins. The town of North Collins is in the southern part of the county and is one of the "Southtowns" of Erie County. The main settlement in the town is the village of North Collins.
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6 towns share a border with North Collins.
Eden next door grades higher for schools (B+ to North Collins’s C+) and lower for cost of living (C to B).
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Collins | #311 | B | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Collins | #448 | C+ | A− | — | B− | C |
| Brant | — | — | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Eden | #117 | A | C | A | B+ | A− |
| North Collins | — | — | B | — | C+ | B |
| Boston | #333 | B | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Concord | #301 | B | B− | — | B | B+ |
Brant and North Collins have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. North Collins, Collins, Brant, North Collins, Boston and Concord report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare North Collins with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. North Collins grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #311 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools.
The typical home is worth about $223,000, 58% 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.
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