StarkNY
A town of 699, established in 1828. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Is Stark a good place to live?
Among 759 New York towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Stark. Stark’s typical journey to work is 29 minutes, where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is Ohisa State Forest, at 673 acres. Stark has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Stark stand out
Where Stark beats most towns.
699 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Stark: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stark, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Stark.
Most of Stark’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
For most workers, Stark is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Stark has added 60 jobs, to 97 in 2023. In Stark, the median household income is $61,000, below both New York’s towns ($82,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Little Falls (12%), Herkimer (11%) and Utica (9%).
| Stark | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Stark’s kids attend
The Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Stark’s only public school teaches 159 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen D Young Central SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 159 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Stark has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 81° and January nights drop to 12°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Stark is inland flooding, at a low overall level
FEMA puts just over four fifths of Stark’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 64% of U.S. communities. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Stark is
Among adults in Stark, 18% binge drink. This New York town beats the New York average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. In Stark, 38% of adults have obesity, and 16% smoke cigarettes.
| Stark | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Stark | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.3% | 14.5% |
| More smokers | 15.9% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 8.8% of Stark
Across 3 parks and preserves: 2.6 miles of trail. Stark’s concentration of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Stark | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.8% | 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. Ohisa State Forest | 0.9 mi | 673 |
| 2. Otsquago State Forest | — | 406 |
| 3. Van Hornesville Fish Hatchery | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stark. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year11 mi LandmarkFort Dayton27 mi CaveHowe Caverns
37 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
24 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
24 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts InstitutePhoto credits
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Stark
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Stark
About 3 of every 100 Stark residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
99% of working residents leave Stark for work
Where Stark’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Stark
3 notable people were born in Stark.
Questions about Stark
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Stark, NY a good place to live?
Stark has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
What is Stark, NY known for?
Stark was established in 1828 and has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 3 notable people were born here, including Owen D. Young and Delina Filkins.