Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Warsaw's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 97% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C+, ranked 437th of 745 in New York. Its weakest subject is incomes: the median household income is $55K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in Warsaw, where New York’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On hazard risk, just 46 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Warsaw Downtown Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Warsaw beats most towns.
Warsaw Downtown Historic DistrictWhere Warsaw’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 Warsaw is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for jobs and income (better than 7%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 1,658 in 1820, 5,316 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1885 and 3 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Warsaw, 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 Warsaw.
Warsaw draws workers from Warsaw and beyond and gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
2,387 jobs are based in Warsaw, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 22.8 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
About one in 4 of Warsaw’s working residents works in town. Warsaw’s average trip to work is 23 minutes. The top destinations are Warsaw (30%), Rochester (5%) and Batavia (3%).
| Warsaw | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 26% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $802 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Warsaw is 79 of 100. Since 1994, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Warsaw.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 10.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 60% of New York’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 5 reported in 2025, 1.4 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Village of Warsaw Park, at 21 acres.
| Warsaw | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Village of Warsaw Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Wales weather station, 23 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. The Wales weather station, 23 miles away, records that about 1 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Warsaw has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 79° and January nights drop to 15°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 7,542 U.S. towns with household incomes like Warsaw’s, it is healthier than 74%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Warsaw beats the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 16% of Warsaw adults report frequent physical distress.
| Warsaw | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Warsaw | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.9% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Warsaw. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
11 mi State parkLetchworth State Park18 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a year
31 mi WaterfallEternal Flame Falls
38 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank CenterHighmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Letchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eternal Flame Falls: Mpmajewski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Warsaw; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Warsaw residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
12 notable people were born in Warsaw.
Town in New York, United States
Warsaw is a town in Wyoming County, in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 5,316 at the 2020 census. It is located approximately 37 miles east southeast of Buffalo and approximately 37 miles southwest of Rochester. The town may have been named after Warsaw, Poland. The Town of Warsaw is centrally located in the county and contains a village, also called Warsaw. The village is the county seat of Wyoming County.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Warsaw grades C+ overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #437 of 745 in New York. It grades C+ for health, B+ for safety and C+ for schools. Jobs & income 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 B−.
12 notable people were born here, including James C. Adamson and Diann Roffe.
