Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2.2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical New York town.
Pulteney’s best subject grades are an A for civic life and history; its weakest is a C for cost of living. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Pulteney, against 20% in New York’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. On civic life, just 89 of New York’s 1,187 towns do better. Pulteney has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Gold Seal Winery and Western New York Wine Company. Pulteney has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Pulteney beats most towns.
Gold Seal WineryIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Pulteney is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,162 in 1820, a peak of 1,815 in 1850, 1,260 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 2 maps from 1903 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pulteney, 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 Pulteney.
Most working residents leave Pulteney for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Pulteney grew to 161 in 2023, 47 more than in 2013. 6.8% of Pulteney residents live below the poverty line, below both the New York town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Pulteney | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pulteney’s median age is 47.3 years. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York. 23% of residents are under 18 in Pulteney.
| Pulteney | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.3 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 32% | 29% |
Somewhere between 39% and 61% women
The Census survey reached too few of Pulteney’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Pulteney | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.8% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.4% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.8% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.4% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.2% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.9% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Pulteney has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Pulteney is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pulteney beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 15% of Pulteney adults report frequent physical distress.
| Pulteney | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Pulteney | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Urbana State Forest, at 131 acres.
| Pulteney | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Urbana State Forest | — | 131 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pulteney.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pulteney. Close and well known come first.
18 mi LakeSeneca Lake
28 mi LakeCayuga Lake
20 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
27 mi MuseumCorning Museum of Glass400K visitors a year
32 mi MountainCumorah
31 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State ParkSeneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Corning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pulteney
About 3 of every 100 Pulteney residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Pulteney’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in New York, United States
Pulteney is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 1,260 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from the name of the original pioneer tract of land. The Town of Pulteney is in the northeastern part of the county, northeast of Bath.
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2.2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical New York town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
