Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Williamson gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $256K for a typical one, or 3.4 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 137th of 745 in New York. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. Its National Register listings include Pultneyville Historic District and Gates Hall and Pultneyville Public Square. Williamson’s median rent is $659 a month, against $1,103 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Williamson Town Park, 134 acres with 1.5 miles of trail.
Where Williamson beats most towns.
Where Williamson’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 Williamson is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,521 in 1820, 6,984 in 2010. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1874 and 5 maps from 1899 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Williamson, 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 Williamson.
Williamson pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the New York norm, gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and has commutes shorter than most of New York.
Williamson grades A− overall with a typical home of about $256K, below the New York typical value; only 33 of the 89 New York towns graded A− or better can say that.
87% of Williamson households own their home. Typical home values rose 6.1% in the year to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Williamson Central School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 396 | C− |
| Williamson Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 277 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
| Williamson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Williamson Town Park | 1.5 mi | 134 |
| 2. B. Forman's Park | — | 22 |
| 3. Fireman's Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 3,105 working residents takes 24.6 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Williamson for work: only 15% work in town. Since 2013, Williamson has added 480 jobs, to 2,159 in 2023. The top destinations are Rochester (15%), Ontario (7%) and Webster (6%).
| Williamson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Williamson beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 37% of adults have obesity in Williamson.
| Williamson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Williamson | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Sodus 1w weather station, 6 miles away, records that 105 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Williamson has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Williamson is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New York average. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Williamson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.9 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Williamson | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.2% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.8% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.8% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.9% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.1% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
None within 15 miles of Williamson; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Williamson residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
3 places in Williamson on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Williamson is a town on the south shore of Lake Ontario in the northwest part of Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 6,984 at the time of the 2010 census. The town is named after Charles Williamson, a land agent of the Pulteney Estate. Its primary ZIP code is 14589, and telephone exchanges 589 and 904 in area code 315. The town has a hamlet (and census-designated place), also called Williamson. Government offices for the town are located there.
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4 towns share a border with Williamson.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Marion (A−) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson | #137 | A− | B+ | — | B | B+ |
| Pultneyville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marion | #177 | A− | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Sodus | #481 | C+ | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Ontario | #203 | A− | B− | — | B | A− |
Williamson, Marion, Sodus and Ontario report no FBI crime data of their own. Pultneyville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Williamson with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Williamson grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #137 of 745 in New York. It grades B+ for health and B for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
2 notable people were born here, including Arma Senkrah and Judson L. Transue.
