Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 45,309, settled in 1840.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Webster grades A− overall, 157th of 745 graded towns in New York. Natural-hazard risk is low. The median household earns $94K and residents are healthier than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $394K, 5.2 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income. Webster’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, above both the New York town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). On the outdoors, just 96 of New York’s 1,216 towns do better. Webster has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Webster Baptist Church and George G. Mason House.
Where Webster beats most towns.
11.5% of the town is conserved land, across 23 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Webster is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 14%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,235 in 1840, 45,327 in 2020. The archive holds 5 maps from 1900 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Webster. Close and well known come first.
9 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
10 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
10 mi MuseumThe National Museum of Play
20 mi MountainCumorah5 mi Theme parkSeabreeze Amusement Park
9 mi MuseumMemorial Art Gallery230K visitors a yearGeorge 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 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Memorial Art Gallery: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Webster, 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 Webster.
Webster pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the New York norm, gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and is safe by national standards but not by New York’s.
44 miles of trail in 23 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Webster Park, 529 acres with 14.1 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Webster Park | 14.1 mi | 529 |
| 2. Whiting Road Nature Preserve | 7.2 mi | 231 |
| 3. Gosnell Big Woods Preserve | 3.3 mi | 157 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Webster Central School District. Three of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willink Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 928 | C+ |
| Webster-Schroeder High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,337 | A+ |
| Thomas High SchoolTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,256 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 29 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Webster.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 8.3% of its 42,286 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Webster, against 16% in New York’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Webster. Webster beats the New York average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| Webster | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Webster | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.1% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 20,678 working residents takes 21 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Webster for work: only 15% work in town. 20% of Webster workers work from home. Since 2013, Webster has lost 1,729 jobs, to 14,381 in 2023.
| Webster | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Webster grades A− overall with a typical home of about $394K, below the New York typical value; only 33 of the 89 New York towns graded A− or better can say that.
Webster’s median rent is $1,489 a month. Typical home values rose 4.9% in the year to September 2026.
| Webster | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,489 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 12.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 52% of New York’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 42 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Webster 2 Ne weather station records that 86 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Webster has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Webster is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (18% statewide). 46% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Webster | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 46% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 45.1 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.4 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Webster | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.7% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.8% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.2% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.9% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.7% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.1% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
8 within 15 miles of the center of Webster
About 3 of every 100 Webster residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Webster’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Webster on the National Register of Historic Places.
12 notable people were born in Webster.
Town in Monroe County, New York, United States
Webster is a town in the northeastern corner of Monroe County, New York, United States. The town is named after orator and statesman Daniel Webster. The population was 45,327 at the 2020 census, up from 42,641 in 2010. The town contains a village also named Webster. It is located in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.
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3 towns share a border with Webster.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster | #157 | A− | D | B+ | A− | A |
| Penfield | #110 | A | C− | — | A− | A |
| Irondequoit | #354 | B | C+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Ontario | #203 | A− | B− | — | B | A− |
Penfield and Ontario report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Webster with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Webster grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #157 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health, B+ for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
12 notable people were born here, including Paul Buchheit and Wendy O. Williams.
