Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Pembroke is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 172nd among New York's 745 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 76% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 69% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $203K, 2.8 years of the Batavia area’s $73K median household income. Pembroke has 1 place on the National Register. Pembroke Town Park, at 84 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns.
Where Pembroke beats most towns.
Mount Pleasant| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Pembroke Intermediate School | 3–6 | 244 |
| Pembroke Primary School | K–2 | 194 |
| Pembroke Junior-Senior High School | 7–12 | 437 |
Where Pembroke’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 Pembroke is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,576 in 1820, a low of 1,970 in 1840, 4,292 in 2010. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 2 maps from 1950 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pembroke. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi WaterfallNiagara Falls
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium5 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a year
35 mi WaterfallHorseshoe Falls
26 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank CenterNiagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Horseshoe Falls: Ujjwal Kumar, Public domain · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pembroke, 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 Pembroke.
Its public schools are run by the Pembroke Central School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Pembroke Junior-Senior High School, with 437 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke Intermediate SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 244 | B |
| Pembroke Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 437 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 1,980 working residents takes 25.6 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Pembroke for work: only 9% work in town. Pembroke’s median household income is $92,000, above both the New York town median ($82,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Batavia (10%), Amherst (8%) and Newstead (5%).
| Pembroke | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $92,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
30% of Pembroke adults have obesity, against 33% in New York’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. Pembroke beats the New York average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 81% of adults had a checkup this year in Pembroke.
| Pembroke | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 81% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.2% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Pembroke | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pembroke has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Pembroke is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Pembroke’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Pembroke | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pembroke Town Park | 1.6 mi | 84 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
81% of Pembroke households own their home.
| Pembroke | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $945 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pembroke
About 3 of every 100 Pembroke residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Pembroke (Seneca: Oà:’geh) is a town in Genesee County, Western New York, United States. The population was 4,292 at the 2010 census. The town is named after a town in west Wales. Pembroke lies on the west border of Genesee County, west of Batavia.
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4 towns share a border with Pembroke.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Newstead (B+) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke | #172 | A− | B | — | A− | B+ |
| Alabama | — | — | A− | — | B− | B |
| Batavia | #471 | C+ | C | — | B+ | B |
| Newstead | #216 | B+ | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Darien | #385 | B− | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
Alabama has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Pembroke, Alabama, Batavia, Newstead and Darien report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pembroke with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Pembroke grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #172 of 745 in New York. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools.
The typical home is worth about $203,000, 61% 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.
