West DanbyNY
A town of 75, settled in 1850.
Is West Danby a good place to live?
85% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in West Danby, against 32% in New York’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. West Danby has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
75 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to West Danby: who provides what
West Danby is unincorporated, so Tompkins County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 West Danby.
Most of West Danby’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 9 miles. West Danby: 27% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Ithaca (37%), Ithaca (13%) and Newfield (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
West Danby: snowy winters and pleasant summers
The range runs from 15° on a January night to 80° on a July afternoon, with about 63 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in West Danby: inland flooding
West Danby’s FEMA risk score stands at 67 of 100. 85% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 6%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy West Danby is
The share of adults in West Danby who have been diagnosed with depression: 21%. Of 32 CDC measures, West Danby beats the New York average on 7 and trails it on 5. In West Danby, 30% of adults feel lonely, and 30% have obesity.
| West Danby | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | West Danby | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.9% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in West Danby sells for about $242K at the median
68% of households own their home in West Danby.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Seneca Lake and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Danby. Close and well known come first.
29 mi LakeSeneca Lake
27 mi LakeCayuga Lake
18 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
16 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
9 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf Field
29 mi MuseumCorning Museum of Glass400K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Corning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about West Danby
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of West Danby
About 0 of every 100 West Danby residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
100% of working residents leave West Danby for work
Where West Danby’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about West Danby
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Danby, NY a good place to live?
West Danby has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.