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A town of 2,229, settled in 1831.

Population
2,229
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$257K
Census ACS
Household income
$78K
median
Median age
37.3
years
Jobs based here
345
A commuter town

Is Town Line a good place to live?

We don’t grade Town Line yet; the figures below are still real.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Town Line for work

Where Town Line’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Buffalo Buffalo 17% 13% → Amherst Amherst 13% 11% → Alden Alden 11% 11% → Lancaster Lancaster 11% 10% → Cheektowaga Cheektowaga 10% 4% → Clarence Clarence 4% Town Line · 1% stay
345jobs based in Town Line
1%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Nearby attractions

Niagara Falls and 44 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Town Line. Close and well known come first.

All 66 attractions →
Big draw29 mi WaterfallNiagara FallsBig draw14 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark StadiumBig draw14 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium10 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a year16 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center16 mi MuseumUSS The Sullivans
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Niagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Town Line: who provides what

Town Line is unincorporated, so Erie County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNew York State Elec & Gas22.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEcwa Direct water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesErie CountyErie County provides services here
SchoolsAlden Central School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereErie County Board of ElectionsErie County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes14004, 1408614004 88% · 14086 12%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 Town Line.

Natural hazards

Town Line has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

The risk rating from FEMA in Town Line is 17 of 100. FEMA puts 63% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.

17risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
17Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
Full pageTown Line’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesVery low riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters20 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready3.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Compared with most of New York and the rest of the country, fewer of Town Line’s working residents work locally

5.4% of Town Line residents live below the poverty line. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 96, to 345. In Town Line, the average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Buffalo (17%), Amherst (13%) and Alden (11%).

1%work in town
Town LineNew York townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work29 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town1%10%8%
Below the poverty line5.4%9.5%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Town Line1%
Buffalo17%
Amherst13%
Alden11%
Lancaster11%
11 mi
median commute distance
345
jobs based in Town Line
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Full pageTown Line’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here345 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work1% work in Town LineCommute times29 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 11 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Town Line

In Town Line, the midsummer high is 81°F.

95″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–34°
Spring35–56°
Summer58–79°
Fall42–60°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageTown Line’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 17°Rain & snow95″ of snow a winter · 41 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Town Line is

Just over one in ten adults smoke cigarettes in Town Line. Against the New York average, Town Line comes out ahead on 12 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 3. Among adults here, 84% had a checkup this year, above both New York’s towns (81%) and U.S. towns (79%). In Town Line, 30% of adults feel lonely, and 18% binge drink.

Town LineNew York townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)84%81%79%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)30%32%33%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)18%17%16%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)9.2%13%14%
32 measures vs. New York
12 better17 too close to call3 worse
What stands outTown LineNY
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.2%17.2%
Fewer uninsured adults4.7%7.9%
More adults who have had cancer10.8%7.7%
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
12.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
Full pageTown Line’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby12.8 miles to an ER · Mercy Hospital of BuffaloHow adults are doingFewer adults lacking emotional supportEvery CDC estimateBetter than NY on 12 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Town Line has set aside 0.3% of its land for conservation

1.1 miles of trail. Town Line’s trail network density comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.

0.3%conserved
Town LineNew York townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.3%5.2%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.40.4
0.3%
conserved · 10 of 2,946 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Full pageTown Line’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.1 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land0.3% conserved · 10 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Town Line?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Housing

The median home in Town Line sells for about $580K

The share of households in Town Line who live in a home they own: 94%.

$580Kmedian sale price
3
homes sold in May
Full pageTown Line’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page
Prices over the yearsPrices over the yearsYears of income to buyA typical home costs 7.4 years of incomeRentsRentsVs. the neighbors2 bordering towns

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Town Line

16pages on Town Line
The big questions
HealthBetter than NY on 12 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingWork & commute$78K median household income · 345 jobs hereNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 17% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
Outdoors1 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions66 nearby · Toy Town Museum 8 miLibraryMarilla Free LibraryCollegesVilla Maria College is 11.9 mi away
The story
HistorySettled 1831Climate81° summer highs · 95″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

5 within 15 miles of the center of Town Line

Villa Maria CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Buffalo11.9 mi$28,670 tuitionDaemen UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Amherst12.5 mi$35,218 tuitionUniversity at BuffaloUniversity or college · Public · Buffalo13.8 mi$10,936 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Town Line residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Town Line

Census-designated place in New York, United States

Town Line is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Town Line had a population of 2,334. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The community is located on the boundary between the towns of Lancaster and Alden. Town Line is notable for having held a nonbinding vote to secede from the United States in 1861, and for having held a ceremonial vote to rejoin the United States in 1946.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
4.6 sq mi
Elevation
751 ft

Town Line’s neighbors

2 towns share a border with Town Line.

Explore the map →
AldenMarillaAldenMarillaTown Line
Alden
NE · 11% of Town Line workers commute here
Visit
Marilla
SE
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How the neighbors grade
TownNY rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Town Line——————
Alden#186A−C+—B+A−
Marilla#139A−B−—A−A

Alden and Marilla report no FBI crime data of their own. Town Line isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Town Line with a neighbor →

Questions about Town Line

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Town Line, NY a good place to live?

We don’t grade Town Line yet; the figures below are still real.