Glen Haven marina800, 2005
Scott’s story
205 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2005.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1821Scott is settled
ScottNY
30% more nonprofits per person than the typical New York town.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Phmalo · CC BY-SA 2.5
Population
1,063
2025 Census estimate · −1.1% since 2020
Median home value
$160K
Census ACS
Household income
$94K
median
Median age
46.8
years
Jobs based here
11
A commuter town
Is Scott a good place to live?
Scott’s best subject grades are an A for health and civic life; its weakest is a C for walkability. Among 759 New York towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Scott. Homes are within reach, about $160K for a typical one, or 2.3 years of the Cortland area’s $70K median household income. On civic life, just 80 of New York’s 1,187 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Hewitt State Forest, at 929 acres. Scott has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Scott stand out
Where Scott beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Scott5.4
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical NY town4.2
Civic lifeA
30% more nonprofits per person
than the typical New York town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
1historic places
HistoryA−
Settled in 1821
1 place on the National Register
A history going back 205 years.
Small town
1,063 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
HomerPrebleSpaffordSemproniusScott
How Scott grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Scott is from typical.
HealthGuthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center 9.2 miles awayAOpen →Cost of livingB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.3 of 20; 7.3% of households have no car; 3.8% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Jobs & income$94K median household income; 11 jobs based hereC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 42% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →SchoolsBeat 50% of New York districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 8% conserved landBOpen →History1 place on the National Register; 4 notable people born hereA−Open →Civic life5.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Scott: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Scott, and how to reach them.
PowerNational Grid19.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterScott Water District No. 1No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Scott’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereCortland County Board of ElectionsCortland County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code1307713077 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Scott.
HealthA
Scott ranks healthier than 88% of the country’s towns
Scott beats the New York average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 29% of adults feel lonely in Scott, below both the New York town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). 30% of adults have obesity in Scott.
88%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Scott | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
32 measures vs. New York
14 better15 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Scott | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 7.7% |
Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center
9.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Scott has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Scott for work: only 1% work in town. At 34 minutes, Scott’s average trip to work is above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 13% of Scott residents live below the poverty line.
1%work in town
| Scott | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Scott1%
Cortland14%
Cortlandville12%
Homer11%
Preble5%
12 mi
median commute distance
11
jobs based in Scott
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Compared with most of New York and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Scott is cooler
The July high in Scott is 78°F. Scott has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
117″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–31°
Spring33–52°
Summer55–76°
Fall39–57°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsB
Conserved land covers 7.9% of Scott
1.6 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Scott’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
7.9%conserved
| Scott | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.9% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
7.9%
conserved · 1,126 of 14,243 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. High Vista Nature Preserve | 1.2 mi | 152 |
| 2. Hewitt State Forest | — | 929 |
| 3. Bear Swamp State Forest | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Scott
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Scott.
42risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
4
paid flood claims since 1993
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearby attractions
All 54 attractions →JMA Wireless Dome and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Scott. Close and well known come first.
21 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
34 mi LakeSeneca Lake
24 mi LakeCayuga Lake
24 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
23 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
24 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf FieldSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Scott
19pages on Scott
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Scott
About 7 of every 100 Scott residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Scott for work
Where Scott’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
11jobs based in Scott
1%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Scott
4 notable people were born in Scott.
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About Scott
Town in New York, United States
Scott is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 1,176 at the 2010 census. The town was named after General Winfield Scott. It is in the northwestern corner of Cortland County and is northwest of the City of Cortland.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,795 ft
- Area code
- 607
Questions about Scott
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Scott, NY a good place to live?
30% more nonprofits per person than the typical New York town.
Is Scott, NY expensive?
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 B+.
What is Scott, NY known for?
4 notable people were born here, including James H. Salisbury and Halsey Stevens.