Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Prattsburgh’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for history; its weakest is a C for health. Its National Register listings include Granger Cottage and Prattsburgh Commercial Historic District. Prattsburgh has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Prattsburgh beats most towns.
Granger CottageWhere Prattsburgh’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 Prattsburgh is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,377 in 1820, a peak of 2,790 in 1860, 1,985 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2014 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Prattsburgh, 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 Prattsburgh.
The average trip to work for Prattsburgh comes to 28 minutes. Most working residents leave Prattsburgh for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Prattsburgh grew to 287 in 2023, 88 more than in 2013. Also worth knowing: 7.1% of Prattsburgh residents live below the poverty line, against 9.5% in New York’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| Prattsburgh | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Prattsburgh Central School, with 351 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prattsburgh Central SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 351 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
13% of Prattsburgh adults have diabetes, where New York’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 12%. Prattsburgh: 18% of adults smoke cigarettes. Two figures for adults here: 16% report frequent physical distress, 29% get no exercise outside work.
| Prattsburgh | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Prattsburgh | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 6% |
| More smokers | 18.1% | 11.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 32.5% | 24% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On expected storm and flood damage, Prattsburgh sits below 69% of U.S. communities. 74% of Prattsburgh’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 6%. The national flood insurance program has paid 3 claims here since 1996.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Prattsburgh brings cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 78°, January nights drop to 14° and about 55 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
10 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Prattsburgh’s concentration of trails stands at 0.2 miles per square mile. One park or preserve covers 2 acres here.
| Prattsburgh | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Prattsburgh Village Square Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
89% of households own their home in Prattsburgh. In Prattsburgh, the going rate for rent is $870 a month.
| Prattsburgh | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $870 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 Prattsburgh. Close and well known come first.
24 mi LakeSeneca Lake
34 mi LakeCayuga Lake
34 mi State parkLetchworth State Park
26 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
32 mi MountainCumorah
30 mi MuseumCorning Museum of Glass400K visitors a yearSeneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Letchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Corning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Prattsburgh
About 2 of every 100 Prattsburgh residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
5 notable people were born in Prattsburgh.
Town in New York, United States
Prattsburgh is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 1,985 at the 2020 census. It is situated in the northeast part of the county, north of Bath.
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5 towns share a border with Prattsburgh.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prattsburgh | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Cohocton | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Italy | — | — | B | — | B | B |
| Pulteney | — | — | C | — | B | C+ |
| Wheeler | — | — | B | — | C+ | C |
| Urbana | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B− |
Prattsburgh, Cohocton, Italy, Pulteney, Wheeler and Urbana have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Prattsburgh, Cohocton, Italy, Pulteney, Wheeler and Urbana report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Prattsburgh with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $117,000, 78% 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−.
5 notable people were born here, including Robert B. Van Valkenburgh and Narcissa Whitman.
