Throopsville (Village); Throop (Township)
Throop’s story
Throop in pictures
Census counts: 1,348 in 1860, 1,990 in 2010. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 5 maps from 1899 on.
Explore the history →ThroopNY
A town of 1,797.
Population
1,797
2025 Census estimate · −1.9% since 2020
Median home value
$186K
Census ACS
Household income
$90K
median
Median age
52.7
years
Jobs based here
68
A commuter town
Is Throop a good place to live?
Throop’s best subject grade is a B+ for incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. Throop’s median age is 52.7 years, above both New York’s towns (43 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 759 New York towns, just 8 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Throop. On history, just 65 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Throop's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 91% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 107 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Throop has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
WeakestDWalkability
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Throop for work
Where Throop’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
68jobs based in Throop
2%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Throop grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Throop is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3 of 20; 0.3% of households have no car; 1.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & income$90K median household incomeB+Open →HealthAuburn Community Hospital 4.1 miles awayC+Open →SchoolsBehind 56% of New York districts on tests and graduationC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $186K, 2.7 years of the Auburn area’s $68K median household incomeB−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 47% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landC−Open →HistoryC+Open →Civic life0.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsDOpen →
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 Throop: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Throop, and how to reach them.
PowerNew York State Elec & Gas22.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPort Byron Village water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Throop’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 hereCayuga County Board of ElectionsCayuga County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes13021, 13140, 1316613021 89% · 13140 9% · 13166 2%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 Throop.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Throop’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Throop for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Throop fell to 68 in 2023, 28 fewer than in 2013. 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Throop, where New York’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
2%work in town
| Throop | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.5% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Throop2%
Auburn25%
Syracuse6%
Owasco4%
Skaneateles3%
11 mi
median commute distance
68
jobs based in Throop
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Throop has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Throop has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Throop’s July high is 81°F.
109″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–34°
Spring35–55°
Summer58–79°
Fall42–60°
Oct 18
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Residents of Throop are less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns
Throop beats the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 16% of Throop adults report frequent physical distress.
38%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Throop | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
32 measures vs. New York
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Throop | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 7.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 6% |
Auburn Community Hospital
4.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Throop
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Throop.
47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
3
paid flood claims since 1981
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsC−
0.3% of Throop is conserved land
1.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Throop is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0.3%conserved
| Throop | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
0.3%
conserved · 34 of 11,892 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Throop Park | 0.6 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 53 attractions →JMA Wireless Dome and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Throop. Close and well known come first.
25 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
27 mi LakeSeneca Lake
21 mi LakeCayuga Lake
22 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
30 mi MountainCumorah
30 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State ParkSources: 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 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Throop
18pages on Throop
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Throop
Cayuga County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Auburn4.7 mi$7,056 in-state tuitionNortheast College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Seneca Falls8.5 mi$17,250 tuition
About 3 of every 100 Throop residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Throop
Town in New York, United States
Throop ( TROOP) is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The town is at the northern city line of Auburn and is in the Finger Lakes region of New York. The population was 1,990 at the 2010 census. The town is named after former New York Governor Enos T. Throop, a resident of Cayuga County.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 19 sq mi
- Elevation
- 620 ft
- Area code
- 315
Throop’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Throop.
AuburnAureliusMontezumaSennettMentzThroop
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throop | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Auburn | #713 | D | C+ | C | D | C− |
| Aurelius | #266 | B+ | B | — | B | B− |
| Montezuma | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Sennett | #234 | B+ | C+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Mentz | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C− |
Throop, Montezuma and Mentz have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Throop, Aurelius, Montezuma, Sennett and Mentz report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Throop with a neighbor →
Questions about Throop
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Throop, NY expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.