Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Pompey grades A− overall, ranked 146th of 745 in New York, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its public schools beat 92% of New York towns on state tests and graduation and it is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $111K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $275K for a typical one and 3.6 times the Syracuse metro’s $75K median household income. Pompey’s median age is 52 years, above both New York’s towns (42.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Pompey has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Delphi Baptist Church and Delphi Village School. Only 6 of the 758 New York towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Pompey.
Where Pompey beats most towns.
Census counts: 6,701 in 1820, a low of 1,882 in 1920, 7,080 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 4 maps from 1900 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Pompey is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pompey. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
16 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
40 mi LakeCayuga Lake
9 mi State parkGreen Lakes State Park
12 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
33 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a yearJMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pompey, 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 Pompey.
Pompey gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, has less food insecurity than most of New York and sends most of its workers to Syracuse and beyond.
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 7.9% of its 8,253 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Pompey. Pompey beats the New York average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 9.1% of adults smoke cigarettes in Pompey.
| Pompey | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Pompey | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.8% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 50% of residents (39% statewide). 49% of Pompey adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Pompey | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 49% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Pompey | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.9% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.7% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.3% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.8% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 28.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Pompey has 537 jobs for its 3,034 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 21 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Pompey for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Pompey has added 188 jobs, to 537 in 2023. Pompey’s average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Pompey | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $111,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Tully Heiberg Forest weather station, 12 miles away, records that 117 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Pompey has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Pompey is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
9.7 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Pratt's Falls Park, 324 acres with 6.6 miles of trail.
| Pompey | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pratt's Falls Park | 6.6 mi | 324 |
| 2. Old Fly Marsh | 1.1 mi | 99 |
| 3. Indian Hill | — | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pompey.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median sale price was $610,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Pompey
About 2 of every 100 Pompey residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Pompey’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Pompey on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Pompey.
Town in New York, United States
Pompey is a town in the southeast part of Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 7,080. The town was named after the Roman general and political leader Pompey by a late 18th-century clerk interested in the Classics in the new federal republic.
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4 towns share a border with Pompey.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pompey | #146 | A− | C | — | A | A |
| Cazenovia | #154 | A− | C− | — | A− | A |
| Manlius | #136 | A− | C | B | A− | A |
| LaFayette | #316 | B | B− | — | C+ | A |
| Fabius | — | — | B− | — | B | A− |
Fabius has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Pompey, Cazenovia, LaFayette and Fabius report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pompey with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Pompey grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #146 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and A for schools.
The typical home is worth about $275,000, 48% 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.
9 notable people were born here, including Horatio Seymour and William Fargo.
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