Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Sweden's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B+, 227th among New York's 745 graded towns. It is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 96% of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 93% of U.S. towns, with 14 places on the National Register. Sweden’s median age is 32.3 years, below both New York’s towns (43 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). The biggest place to walk is Northampton Park, 541 acres with 12.4 miles of trail. Sweden's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns.
Where Sweden beats most towns.
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Census counts: 2,761 in 1820, a low of 2,761 in 1820, 13,244 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1828 and 4 maps from 1899 on.
14 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Sweden is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sweden. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi LakeLake Ontario29 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a year
18 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
38 mi State parkLetchworth State Park
16 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
16 mi MuseumThe National Museum of PlayLake Ontario: NASA, Public domain · George Eastman Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Letchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Cross Arena: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The National Museum of Play: Misc, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sweden, 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 Sweden.
Sweden is shaped by its college students, carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of New York (mostly inland flooding) and gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 100% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $127 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
Sweden’s FEMA risk score is 0 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Sweden since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Brockport Central School District. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Brockport High School, with 995 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A D Oliver Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 726 | C |
| Brockport High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 995 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
25 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The trail density in Sweden is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Sweden | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northampton Park | 12.4 mi | 541 |
| 2. Sweden Town Park | 1 mi | 78 |
| 3. Corbett Park | 0.5 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
23.1% of residents are enrolled in college, against 7% statewide, which pulls the median age down.
Adults 18 to 34 are 38% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (39% statewide). 15% of residents are under 18 in Sweden. Sweden has grown 6.9% since 2020, to 14,099 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Sweden | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 32% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Sweden | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.2% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 27.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.5% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.6% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
19% of Sweden adults binge drink. Sweden beats the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 30% of Sweden adults have high blood pressure.
| Sweden | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Sweden | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.9% | 17.2% |
| More adults with depression | 24.6% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Rochester Gtr Intl Ap weather station, 13 miles away, records that 102 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Sweden has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 80° and January nights drop to 17°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Sweden has about as many jobs (5,712) as working residents, but only 707 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 20.8 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Sweden for work: only 14% work in town. Since 2013, Sweden has added 495 jobs, to 5,712 in 2023. The top destinations are Rochester (20%), Henrietta (7%) and Greece (6%).
| Sweden | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 2.4 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 77% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5 within 15 miles of the center of Sweden
College town 23 of every 100 Sweden residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
14 places in Sweden on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Sweden is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. It is part of the Rochester metropolitan area. The town is located on the west border of the county. The Erie Canal passes through the northern part of the town, and Route 19 is a major north–south highway. The population was 13,244 at the 2020 census, down from 14,175 in 2010.
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5 towns share a border with Sweden.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Sweden grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #227 of 745 in New York. It grades A− for health and C+ for schools.
The typical home is worth about $187,000, 64% 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 C+.
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