Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Walworth grades A− overall, 191st of 745 graded towns in New York, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $94K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 82% of the country. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 61% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $296K, 3.9 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Only 96 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on history. 95% of households own their home in Walworth, above both New York’s towns (75%) and U.S. towns (73%).
Where Walworth beats most towns.
Where Walworth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Walworth is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,781 in 1830, 9,449 in 2010. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1874 and 5 maps from 1900 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Walworth. Close and well known come first.
12 mi MountainCumorah
14 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
15 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
15 mi MuseumThe National Museum of Play13 mi Theme parkSeabreeze Amusement Park
14 mi MuseumMemorial Art Gallery230K visitors a yearCumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · George Eastman Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blue Cross Arena: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The National Museum of Play: Misc, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Memorial Art Gallery: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Walworth, 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 Walworth.
Walworth pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the New York norm, gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and has less food insecurity than most of New York.
Walworth grades A− overall with a typical home of about $296K, below the New York typical value; only 33 of the 89 New York towns graded A− or better can say that.
The typical Walworth home is worth about $296,000, up 4.2% in a year, 44% below the New York typical home. Walworth’s median rent is $910 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Gananda Central School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gananda Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 176 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 9.6% of its 7,531 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
31% of adults have high blood pressure in Walworth. Walworth beats the New York average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 14% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Walworth.
| Walworth | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Walworth | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.5% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Walworth has 790 jobs for its 4,593 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 23.5 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Walworth for work: only 3% work in town. 4.1% of Walworth residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Walworth has added 209 jobs, to 790 in 2023.
| Walworth | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
9.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Ginegaw Park, at 42 acres.
| Walworth | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sherburne Road Park | 1.1 mi | 39 |
| 2. Ginegaw Park | 0.4 mi | 42 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Webster 2 Ne weather station, 7 miles away, records that 86 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Walworth has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Walworth is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (39% statewide). 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Walworth | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.9 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Walworth | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.2% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.1% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.5% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.6% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.4% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
5 within 15 miles of the center of Walworth
About 3 of every 100 Walworth residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Walworth is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States named after Reuben Walworth, a state official. The population was 9,449 at the 2010 census. The Town of Walworth is on the western border of the county and is east of Rochester, New York. It has a hamlet, also called Walworth.
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5 towns share a border with Walworth.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walworth | #191 | A− | C+ | — | B | A− |
| Macedon | #409 | B− | C+ | — | C | A− |
| Penfield | #110 | A | C− | — | A− | A |
| Marion | #177 | A− | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Ontario | #203 | A− | B− | — | B | A− |
| Gananda | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Walworth, Macedon, Penfield, Marion and Ontario report no FBI crime data of their own. Gananda isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Walworth with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Walworth grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #191 of 745 in New York. It grades A− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
