Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,654, settled in 1865.
The best of Port Dickinson’s subject grades is an A− for health. Port Dickinson’s property crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents, against 7.5 in New York’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. Port Dickinson has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Port Dickinson beats most towns.
Where Port Dickinson’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 Port Dickinson is from typical.
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Census counts: 373 in 1880, a peak of 2,436 in 1940, 1,699 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1853 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Port Dickinson, 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 Port Dickinson.
Most working residents leave Port Dickinson for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Port Dickinson has added 2,281 jobs, to 2,500 in 2023. Port Dickinson’s average trip to work is 22 minutes, below both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Port Dickinson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.6% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Port Dickinson beats the New York average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 35% of Port Dickinson adults feel lonely.
| Port Dickinson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 11% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 25% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Port Dickinson | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 7.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.6% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Port Dickinson.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Port Dickinson has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 87 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Port Dickinson's reported crime rate is well below New York's. No violent crimes were reported in 2025.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New York average. Port Dickinson has lost 4.2% of its people since 2020, down to 1,654 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 23% of residents are under 18 in Port Dickinson.
| Port Dickinson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.1 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Port Dickinson | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.6% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.7% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.5% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.1% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.4% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.5% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Port Dickinson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Port Dickinson Jeanne and John D. Wilfley Community Park | 0.1 mi | 18 |
| 2. Otsiningo Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Port Dickinson’s median rent is $898 a month.
| Port Dickinson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $898 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Port Dickinson. Close and well known come first.
3 mi Stadium & arenaBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
37 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf Field
37 mi MuseumHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art80K visitors a year29 mi Ski areaGreek Peak Mountain Resort43 runs · 828 ft vertical5 mi Zoo & aquariumBinghamton Zoo at Ross Park37 mi AttractionSagan Planet WalkBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena: Bmoore2009 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Port Dickinson
About 5 of every 100 Port Dickinson residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Village in New York, United States
Port Dickinson is a village in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 1,699 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village lies within the town of Dickinson and is north of Binghamton.
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3 towns share a border with Port Dickinson.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Dickinson | — | — | B | — | B− | A− |
| Dickinson | #452 | C+ | B | — | C | C+ |
| Fenton | #546 | C | B− | — | B | C |
| Binghamton | #739 | D− | C+ | D | D | C |
Port Dickinson has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Port Dickinson, Dickinson and Fenton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Port Dickinson with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
The typical home is worth about $143,000, 73% 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.
