Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Health is its strong suit: it is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns. At about $183K, a typical home costs 2.4 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income. What counts against it is walkability (C−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. The overall grade comes out at B+, 259th of 745 in New York. On that grade it does better than just over two thirds of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns, with 16 places on the National Register.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
Where Wheatland beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,239 in 1830, 4,897 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1820 and 5 maps from 1899 on.
16 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Wheatland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wheatland. Close and well known come first.
27 mi State parkLetchworth State Park
16 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
14 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
15 mi MuseumThe National Museum of Play
30 mi MountainCumorahLetchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wheatland, 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 Wheatland.
Wheatland has homes that are cheap against local pay and has less food insecurity than most of New York, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
The concentration of trails for Wheatland comes to 0.7 miles per square mile. 23 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Oatka Creek Park, 475 acres with 12.7 miles of trail.
| Wheatland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oatka Creek Park | 12.7 mi | 475 |
| 2. Genesee Country Village & Museum | 0.2 mi | 57 |
| 3. Genesee Valley Greenway State Park | 0.1 mi | 56 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Wheatland-Chili High School, with 369 students. Public school enrollment locally: 661 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| T J Connor Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 292 | B− |
| Wheatland-Chili High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 369 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 9.1% of its 4,244 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
In Wheatland, 13% of adults report frequent physical distress. The share of adults in Wheatland who have obesity is 30%, below both New York’s towns (33%) and U.S. towns (35%). The town does better than the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3.
| Wheatland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Wheatland | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here fell from 1,571 in 2013 to 1,250. The average commute for its 2,321 working residents takes 23.7 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Since 2013, Wheatland has lost 321 jobs, to 1,250 in 2023. The top destinations are Rochester (21%), Henrietta (15%) and Brighton (4%). Half of commuters travel less than 12 miles.
| Wheatland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wheatland’s July high is 81°F, against 81°F in New York’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Households in Wheatland have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 1999. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 77% come from inland flooding and 10% from cold waves. Since 1979, Wheatland has seen 19 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Age groups here sit within 4 points of the New York average. Among adults 25 and older in Wheatland, 44% hold a bachelor’s degree or more. The town has lost 2% of its people since 2020, down to 4,798 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Wheatland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 42 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Wheatland | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.7% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.4% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.8% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,800, single groups can be off by several points
At 2.4 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 77% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
For households in Wheatland, the share who live in a home they own is 68%. The town’s going rate for rent stands at $1,153 a month.
| Wheatland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 68% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,153 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Wheatland
About 4 of every 100 Wheatland residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Wheatland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
16 places in Wheatland on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Wheatland is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 4,897 at the 2020 census. The town is home to Genesee Country Village and Museum.
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7 towns share a border with Wheatland.
All 6 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B+; Chili (A−) is closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland | #259 | B+ | B− | — | B | A |
| Rush | #53 | A | B | — | B+ | A |
| Henrietta | #148 | A− | C | — | B+ | A |
| Caledonia | #47 | A+ | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Le Roy | #115 | A | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Riga | #101 | A | B | — | B | A |
| Chili | #171 | A− | C | — | B | A− |
| Caledonia | — | — | B | — | B+ | A |
Caledonia has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Wheatland, Rush, Henrietta, Caledonia, Le Roy, Riga, Chili and Caledonia report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wheatland with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Wheatland grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #259 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
The typical home is worth about $183,000, 65% 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 B−.
