Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Remsen’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 54 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Remsen’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, above both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Remsen has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Remsen beats most towns.
Where Remsen’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 Remsen is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1862.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Remsen, 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 Remsen.
Most working residents leave Remsen for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Remsen has added 23 jobs, to 170 in 2023. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Remsen, against 9.5% in New York’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| Remsen | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Remsen Central School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remsen Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 217 | B− |
| Remsen Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 188 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Remsen’s July high is 78°F. Remsen has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Remsen beats the New York average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 38% of Remsen adults have high blood pressure.
| Remsen | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Remsen | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Black River Wild Forest, at 163 acres. The trail density in Remsen is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Remsen | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Black River Wild Forest | — | 163 |
| 2. Remsen Town Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
80% of households own their home in Remsen.
| Remsen | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $808 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Remsen. Close and well known come first.
19 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year25 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
19 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
25 mi Theme parkEnchanted Forest Water Safari
19 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
19 mi TheatreStanley TheaterFort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Enchanted Forest Water Safari: Arsenalforthewin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stanley Theater: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
None within 15 miles of Remsen; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Remsen residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Remsen is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,929 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Henry Remsen, an early settler. The Town of Remsen contains a village also named Remsen. The town is north of the city of Utica.
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5 towns share a border with Remsen.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remsen | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Steuben | — | — | A− | — | B | B |
| Forestport | — | — | A− | — | C | B |
| Russia | — | — | B− | — | B− | B |
| Trenton | #231 | B+ | B− | — | B | B+ |
| Boonville | #588 | C− | B− | — | C | B− |
Remsen, Steuben, Forestport and Russia have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Remsen, Steuben, Forestport, Russia, Trenton and Boonville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Remsen with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $169,000, 68% 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+.
2 notable people were born here, including Ray W. Jones and John A. Williams.
