VillenovaNY
A town of 1,047, settled in 1890.
Is Villenova a good place to live?
Villenova’s weakest subject grade is a D− for walkability. Only 10 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on walkability. The median household income is $64K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 1 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Villenova. Only 2 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on the outdoors. Villenova has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,047 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Villenova grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Villenova is from typical.
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Moving to Villenova: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Villenova, 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 Villenova.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Villenova’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Villenova for work: only 1% work in town. Villenova’s median household income is $64,000, below both the New York town median ($82,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Jamestown (9%), Dunkirk (7%) and Pomfret (7%).
| Villenova | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $64,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Villenova has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Villenova has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Villenova’s July high is 79°F, where New York’s towns sit at 81°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Villenova is less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns
Villenova beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Villenova.
| Villenova | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Villenova | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 6% |
| More smokers | 16.5% | 11.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Villenova faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Villenova
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Villenova
About 5 of every 100 Villenova residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
99% of working residents leave Villenova for work
Where Villenova’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Villenova
Town in New York, United States
Villenova is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 1,053 at the 2020 census. The town is on the eastern border of the county and is southeast of Dunkirk.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,572 ft
Questions about Villenova
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Villenova, 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−.
What is Villenova, NY known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Albert Cole Hopkins and Mary Fletcher Wells.