Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 18,555. Public schools that outperform most of New York.
Trash day: look up yoursWheatfield grades B− overall, 394th of 745 graded towns in New York, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $94K. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 71% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Only 25 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Oppenheim County Park, at 107 acres. Wheatfield’s median age is 47.3 years, where New York’s towns sit at 42.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years.
Where Wheatfield beats most towns.
Where Wheatfield’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 Wheatfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,057 in 1840, a low of 1,057 in 1840, 18,638 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 6 maps from 1897 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wheatfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi WaterfallNiagara Falls
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
10 mi WaterfallHorseshoe Falls
10 mi WaterfallBridal Veil Falls
15 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank CenterNiagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Horseshoe Falls: Ujjwal Kumar, Public domain · Bridal Veil Falls: No machine-readable author provided. Liffer~commonswiki assumed (based on copyri, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wheatfield, 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 Wheatfield.
Wheatfield has commutes shorter than most of New York, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
The average commute for its 8,012 working residents takes 23 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Wheatfield for work: only 8% work in town. 5.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Wheatfield. The top destinations are Amherst (17%), Buffalo (14%) and Tonawanda (8%).
| Wheatfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Errick Road Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 501 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (18% statewide). 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Wheatfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 32% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 49.3, men 44.4.
| Wheatfield | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.9% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.4% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.1% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.5% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $444 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1979, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wheatfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wheatfield has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Wheatfield’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wheatfield beats the New York average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 38% of Wheatfield adults have obesity.
| Wheatfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.3% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Wheatfield | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 17.2% |
| More adults with obesity | 38.1% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.5 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The trail density in Wheatfield is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Wheatfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oppenheim County Park | — | 107 |
| 2. Fairmount Park | — | 47 |
| 3. Mario's Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of Wheatfield
About 5 of every 100 Wheatfield residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Wheatfield is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 18,117 at the 2010 census. The name stems from the agricultural use of the town lands, the growing of wheat. The Town of Wheatfield is east of Niagara Falls International Airport.
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8 towns share a border with Wheatfield.
Niagara Falls next door grades lower for schools (D to Wheatfield’s B+) and higher for cost of living (B+ to C−).
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatfield | #394 | B− | C− | — | B+ | B |
| North Tonawanda | #427 | B− | C+ | B | B− | B |
| Niagara Falls | #710 | D | B+ | D | D | D |
| Pendleton | #425 | B− | C | — | A− | B |
| Amherst | #270 | B+ | D | C | A− | A |
| Niagara | #577 | C | B− | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Cambria | #200 | A− | B− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Grand Island | #152 | A− | C− | — | A− | A |
Wheatfield, Pendleton, Cambria and Grand Island report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wheatfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Wheatfield grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #394 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $315,000, 40% 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 C−.
