North GatesNY
With 9,904 residents, it is a town in New York.
Is North Gates a good place to live?
North Gates’ average commute is 18 minutes, below both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Memorial Park, at 33 acres. We don’t grade North Gates yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave North Gates for work
Where North Gates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Blue Cross Arena and 23 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Gates. Close and well known come first.
5 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
7 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
5 mi MuseumThe National Museum of Play38 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a year
40 mi State parkLetchworth State Park
27 mi MountainCumorahPhoto credits
Blue Cross Arena: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Eastman Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The National Museum of Play: Misc, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Letchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0
Moving to North Gates: who provides what
North Gates is unincorporated, so Monroe County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 North Gates.
Compared with most of New York and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in North Gates is lower
North Gates has had 3 paid flood insurance claims since 2026. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 55% come from inland flooding and 25% from cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 98% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of working residents in North Gates work locally than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Half the trips to work are shorter than 6 miles. Employers in North Gates shed 497 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,615. The top destinations are Rochester (32%), Henrietta (10%) and Gates (10%).
| North Gates | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in North Gates
The typical July afternoon high in North Gates is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy North Gates is
15% of North Gates adults report frequent mental distress. Of 32 CDC measures, North Gates beats the New York average on 6 and trails it on 3. In North Gates, 31% of adults have obesity, and 27% get no exercise outside work.
| North Gates | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | North Gates | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.2% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 7.9% |
| More adults with depression | 21.6% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
North Gates has set aside 6.4% of its land for conservation
1.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. North Gates’ concentration of trails comes in at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| North Gates | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memorial Park | 0.7 mi | 33 |
| 2. Lions Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in North Gates sells for about $250K at the median
Homes sold in North Gates spent a median 9 days on the market. 56% of households own their home in the town. In North Gates, 81% of sales closed above the list price.
| North Gates | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,137 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about North Gates
Colleges nearby
12 within 15 miles of the center of North Gates
About 5 of every 100 North Gates residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About North Gates
Census-designated place in New York, United States
North Gates is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Gates, Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 9,458 at the 2020 census. The census area was part of Gates-North Gates CDP from 1980 thru 2000.
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- Area
- 4.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 545 ft
North Gates’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with North Gates.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Gates | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gates | #574 | C | C | C− | C | B |
| Rochester | #737 | D− | C+ | D | D− | C− |
| Greece | #440 | C+ | C | C+ | B− | B+ |
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Is North Gates, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade North Gates yet; the figures below are still real.