Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 19,940, settled in 1817.
Ogden's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades A, 113th of 745 graded towns in New York. It reports less crime per resident than 86% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $92K. Ogden’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Ogden has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Adams-Ryan House and Spencerport Methodist Church. Ogden's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 83% of U.S. towns.
Where Ogden beats most towns.
Where Ogden’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 Ogden is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,435 in 1820, 20,270 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1825 and 5 maps from 1899 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ogden. Close and well known come first.
12 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
10 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
11 mi MuseumThe National Museum of Play
38 mi State parkLetchworth State Park
32 mi MountainCumorahGeorge Eastman Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blue Cross Arena: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ogden, 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 Ogden.
Ogden gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, has less food insecurity than most of New York and is safe by national standards but not by New York’s.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ogden.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Spencerport Central School District. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Spencerport High School, with 1,127 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A M Cosgrove Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 854 | C |
| Spencerport High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,127 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
At 6.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 74% of New York’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 138 to 77 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Ogden is 3.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Ogden | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.5 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
17 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Northampton Park, 525 acres with 11 miles of trail.
| Ogden | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northampton Park | 11 mi | 525 |
| 2. Pineway Ponds | 0.7 mi | 39 |
| 3. Heritage Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 9.7% of its 15,907 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
Ogden beats the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 18% of adults binge drink in Ogden.
| Ogden | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Ogden | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.6% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 9,766 working residents takes 19.5 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Ogden for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Ogden grew to 6,196 in 2023, 850 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Rochester (26%), Henrietta (8%) and Greece (8%).
| Ogden | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Rochester Gtr Intl Ap weather station, 8 miles away, records that 102 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Ogden has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Ogden’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New York average. 38% of Ogden adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Ogden | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.9 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Ogden | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.9% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.6% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.3% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
9 within 15 miles of the center of Ogden
About 6 of every 100 Ogden residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
2 places in Ogden on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Ogden is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 20,270 at the 2020 census. The Erie Canal passes through Ogden.
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5 towns share a border with Ogden.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Ogden grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #113 of 745 in New York. It grades A− for health, A for safety and B for schools.
The typical home is worth about $235,000, 55% 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.
2 notable people were born here, including John Townsend Trowbridge and Francis Kelsey.
