Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sardinia gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $219K, 3 years of the Buffalo metro’s $72K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 211th of 745 graded towns in New York. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns, with 2 places on the National Register. The biggest place to walk is Erie County Forest, 1,074 acres with 9.4 miles of trail. Sardinia’s July high is 79°F, against 81°F in New York’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Rider-Hopkins Farm and Olmsted Camp and Sardinia Old Town Hall.
Where Sardinia beats most towns.
Where Sardinia’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 Sardinia is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,414 in 1830, 2,716 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1866 and 2 maps from 1925 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sardinia, 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 Sardinia.
Sardinia gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and has less food insecurity than most of New York.
| Sardinia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Erie County Forest | 9.4 mi | 1,074 |
| 2. Sprague Brook County Park | 6.9 mi | 377 |
| 3. Sardinia Veteran's Town Park | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Sardinia for work: only 6% work in town. Sardinia’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Sardinia grew to 653 in 2023, 41 more than in 2013.
| Sardinia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.3% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 10.8% of its 1,626 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
Sardinia beats the New York average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 29% of adults feel lonely in Sardinia.
| Sardinia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Sardinia | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sardinia.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Wales weather station, 13 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. The Wales weather station, 13 miles away, records that about 1 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Sardinia has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The January low in Sardinia is 15°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sardinia. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
15 mi WaterfallEternal Flame Falls
28 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center
28 mi MuseumUSS The Sullivans27 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a yearHighmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Eternal Flame Falls: Mpmajewski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Sardinia; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Sardinia residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
2 places in Sardinia on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Sardinia is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The town lies in the southeast corner of Erie County and is considered one of the county's "Southtowns". The town is southeast of Buffalo. The population was 2,716 at the 2020 census. The town is reportedly named after an old Christian hymn, Sardinia, and the homonymous Mediterranean island.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
6 towns share a border with Sardinia.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Concord (B) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sardinia | #211 | B+ | A− | — | B− | B+ |
| Yorkshire | #627 | C− | B− | — | B | C |
| Ashford | — | — | B− | — | B− | B |
| Holland | #443 | C+ | C+ | — | C+ | B |
| Concord | #301 | B | B− | — | B | B+ |
| Arcade | #466 | C+ | B | — | B | B |
| Colden | #359 | B− | B− | — | B− | A− |
Ashford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Sardinia, Yorkshire, Ashford, Holland, Concord, Arcade and Colden report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sardinia with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Sardinia grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #211 of 745 in New York. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
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