Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
York's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B, 329th among New York's 745 graded towns. A typical home there costs about $167K, 2.2 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 90% of U.S. towns, with 2 places on the National Register. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in York, above both the New York town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Genesee Valley Greenway State Park, at 138 acres with 5.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where York beats most towns.
Where York’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 York is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,729 in 1820, 3,182 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2012 and 2 maps from 1904 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in York, 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 York.
York has homes that are cheap against local pay and has commutes shorter than most of New York, but it scores below Covington and its other neighbors on health.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in York.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the York Central School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is York Middle/High School, with 343 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Central Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 275 | C+ |
| York Middle/High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 343 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 1,259 working residents takes 21 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave York for work: only 9% work in town. York’s average trip to work is 21 minutes. Jobs based in York grew to 902 in 2023, 88 more than in 2013.
| York | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.8% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
13 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| York | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Genesee Valley Greenway State Park | 5.7 mi | 138 |
| 2. Groveland Secondary Trailway | 4 mi | 62 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
York has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in York is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
All 6 graded neighbors score healthier than its C+, from Covington (B) to Geneseo (A).
York beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in York.
| York | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | York | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 6% |
| More smokers | 16% | 11.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 2.2 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 83% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around York. Close and well known come first.
17 mi State parkLetchworth State Park26 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a year
25 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
25 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
35 mi MountainCumorah
25 mi MuseumThe National Museum of PlayLetchworth 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 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · The National Museum of Play: Misc, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of York
About 3 of every 100 York residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
2 places in York on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in York.
Town in New York, United States
York is a town in western Livingston County, New York, United States. Its population was 3,182 at the 2020 census. The Abbey of the Genesee in the town's hamlet of Piffard is locally famous due to the production of Monks' Bread.
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7 towns share a border with York.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B; Geneseo (A−) is closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | #329 | B | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Geneseo | #119 | A | C+ | — | B | A− |
| Avon | #65 | A | B− | — | B+ | A− |
| Caledonia | #47 | A+ | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Leicester | — | — | A | — | B− | B |
| Covington | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B |
| Pavilion | — | — | A− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Geneseo | – | A− | C+ | B | B | A |
Leicester, Covington and Pavilion have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. York, Geneseo, Avon, Caledonia, Leicester, Covington and Pavilion report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare York with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. York grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #329 of 745 in New York. It grades C+ for health and B for schools.
The typical home is worth about $167,000, 68% 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−.
9 notable people were born here, including Lyman R. Casey and Clinton B. Fisk.
