Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,676, settled in 1884.
The best of Wayland’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for incomes. On cost of living, just 66 of New York’s 1,215 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Victory Park, at 21 acres. Wayland's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 81% of U.S. towns. Wayland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Wayland’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 Wayland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,067 in 1850, 3,733 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 4 maps from 1902 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wayland, 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 Wayland.
Most working residents leave Wayland for work: only 6% work in town. 17% of Wayland residents live below the poverty line, above both New York’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Wayland’s average trip to work is 30 minutes.
| Wayland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.7% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wayland beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 18% of Wayland adults smoke cigarettes, where New York’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Wayland.
| Wayland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wayland | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 6% |
| More smokers | 18% | 11.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 33.1% | 24% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wayland has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Wayland is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Among 250 New York towns, just 4 have a lower property crime rate than Wayland. Wayland's reported crime rate is well below New York's. No violent crimes were reported in 2024.
| Wayland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 9.3 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Wayland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Victory Park | 0.3 mi | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Wayland; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Wayland residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in Steuben County, New York
Wayland is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 3,733 at the 2020 census. The Town of Wayland contains a village called Wayland. The town is in the northern part of the county, northwest of Bath.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $100,000, 81% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.