PittsfieldNY
Is Pittsfield a good place to live?
Pittsfield’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and civic life and an A for history; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Pittsfield, above both the New York town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 34 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on walkability. Pittsfield's public schools trail 91% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. Beardslee Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Pittsfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Pittsfield stand out
Where Pittsfield beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,304 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Pittsfield grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Pittsfield is from typical.
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Moving to Pittsfield: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pittsfield, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pittsfield.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Pittsfield’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Pittsfield for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Pittsfield grew to 144 in 2023, 70 more than in 2013. Pittsfield’s median household income is $67,000, below both New York’s towns ($82,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Pittsfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Pittsfield is less healthy than 71% of U.S. towns
Pittsfield beats the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 29% of adults get no exercise outside work in Pittsfield.
| Pittsfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pittsfield | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Pittsfield
Pittsfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Pittsfield’s July high is 78°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Pittsfield, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Pittsfield since 1981.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 3.3% of Pittsfield
2.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Calhoun Creek State Forest, at 447 acres. The trail density in Pittsfield is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Pittsfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Calhoun Creek State Forest | — | 447 |
| 2. Morris Reservoir Waterway Access | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Pittsfield’s grade for cost of living is an A−
87% of Pittsfield households own their home.
| Pittsfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $922 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pittsfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year31 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
33 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
18 mi MuseumFenimore Art Museum
35 mi MuseumOneida Community Mansion House
33 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts InstitutePhoto credits
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fenimore Art Museum: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oneida Community Mansion House: scanned by Dave Parker, Public domain · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Pittsfield
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pittsfield
About 3 of every 100 Pittsfield residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
97% of working residents leave Pittsfield for work
Where Pittsfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pittsfield
Town in New York, United States
Pittsfield is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,366 at the 2010 census. The Town of Pittsfield is on the western border of the county, northwest of the City of Oneonta.
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- Area
- 38 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,752 ft
- Area code
- 607
Questions about Pittsfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pittsfield, NY expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $126,000, 76% 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 A−.