Pine ValleyNY
A town of 721, settled in 1828.
Is Pine Valley a good place to live?
27% of residents live below the poverty line in Pine Valley, above both the New York town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 1 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pine Valley. The biggest park or preserve is Mark Twain State Park, at 24 acres. Pine Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
721 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pine Valley: who provides what
Pine Valley is unincorporated, so Chemung 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 Pine Valley.
Homes in Pine Valley are worth about $212K, by Zillow’s estimate
For Pine Valley, that is against 75% in New York’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. The typical Pine Valley home is worth about $212,000, up 13.8% in a year, 60% below the New York typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Pine Valley’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Pine Valley for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Pine Valley is 17 minutes. Since 2013, Pine Valley has added 25 jobs, to 51 in 2023.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Pine Valley
Pine Valley has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Pine Valley’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pine Valley is
Pine Valley beats the New York average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of adults have obesity in Pine Valley.
| Pine Valley | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Pine Valley | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.1% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pine Valley has set aside 6.9% of its land for conservation
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mark Twain State Park | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Pine Valley
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Watkins Glen State Park and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pine Valley. Close and well known come first.
10 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
30 mi LakeSeneca Lake
12 mi MuseumCorning Museum of Glass400K visitors a year
33 mi LakeCayuga Lake
25 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
24 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf FieldPhoto credits
Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Corning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Pine Valley
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Pine Valley
About 1 of every 100 Pine Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
99% of working residents leave Pine Valley for work
Where Pine Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pine Valley
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Pine Valley is a hamlet and census-designated place in the towns of Catlin and Veteran in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 813 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 930 ft
- ZIP code
- 14872
Questions about Pine Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pine Valley, NY a good place to live?
Pine Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.