Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Woodhull’s subject grades is a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for incomes. 12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Woodhull, against 32% in New York’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Woodhull's schools rank behind 72% of the state's. On the outdoors, just 8 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Woodhull has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Woodhull beats most towns.
Where Woodhull’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 Woodhull is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 501 in 1830, 1,665 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 3 maps from 1926 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodhull, 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 Woodhull.
Most working residents leave Woodhull for work: only 3% work in town. At $60,000, Woodhull’s median household income is where New York’s towns sit at $82,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The top destinations are Corning (12%), Erwin (11%) and Addison (8%).
| Woodhull | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Woodhull.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Woodhull beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 18% of Woodhull adults smoke cigarettes.
| Woodhull | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Woodhull | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 6% |
| More smokers | 17.7% | 11.3% |
| More adults with depression | 23.3% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Woodhull has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Woodhull is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Among 741 New York towns, just 5 have a lower share of conserved land than Woodhull.
| Woodhull | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Woodhull; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Woodhull residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Woodhull is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 1,719 at the time of the 2010 United States census. The Town of Woodhull is in the southern part of the county, west of Corning.
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5 towns share a border with Woodhull.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhull | — | — | B+ | — | C | C |
| Troupsburg | — | — | A | — | B | C+ |
| Rathbone | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C |
| Jasper | — | — | A | — | B | C+ |
| Tuscarora | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C |
| Cameron | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Woodhull, Troupsburg, Rathbone, Jasper and Tuscarora have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Woodhull, Troupsburg, Rathbone, Jasper and Tuscarora report no FBI crime data of their own. Cameron isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Woodhull with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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 James Tyler Kent and James A. Parsons.