Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Yorkshire is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 627th of 745 graded towns in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 57% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $48K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $113K, 1.9 years of the Olean area’s $60K median household income. On the outdoors, just 44 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Yorkshire, above both the New York town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On civic life, just 116 of New York’s 1,187 towns do worse.
Where Yorkshire beats most towns.
Where Yorkshire’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 Yorkshire is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 823 in 1830, 3,840 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1855 and 3 maps from 1923 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Yorkshire, 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 Yorkshire.
Yorkshire gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
Most working residents leave Yorkshire for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Yorkshire has added 95 jobs, to 778 in 2023. The average trip to work in Yorkshire is 27 minutes.
| Yorkshire | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $48,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Pioneer Senior High School, with 636 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 659 | C |
| Pioneer Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 636 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Against the 5,045 U.S. towns with household incomes like Yorkshire’s, it is healthier than 68%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Yorkshire beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 18% of Yorkshire adults smoke cigarettes.
| Yorkshire | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Yorkshire | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 6% |
| More smokers | 18.2% | 11.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.3% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Franklinville weather station, 11 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. The Franklinville weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 1 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 96% of U.S. towns.
Yorkshire has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Yorkshire’s July high is 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Yorkshire | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 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
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1992, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Yorkshire.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 1.9 years of the Olean area’s $60K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 92% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $3,080, against $6,582 across New York, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Yorkshire. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
19 mi WaterfallEternal Flame Falls
33 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center
33 mi MuseumUSS The Sullivans32 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a yearHighmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Eternal Flame Falls: Mpmajewski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Yorkshire; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Yorkshire residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
3 notable people were born in Yorkshire.
Town in New York, United States
Yorkshire is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 3,840 at the 2020 census. The town is located on the northern edge and in the northeast quadrant of the county.
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5 towns share a border with Yorkshire.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | #627 | C− | B− | — | B | C |
| Sardinia | #211 | B+ | A− | — | B− | B+ |
| Ashford | — | — | B− | — | B− | B |
| Machias | — | — | B | — | B | C− |
| Freedom | — | — | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Lime Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ashford, Machias and Freedom have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Yorkshire, Sardinia, Ashford, Machias and Freedom report no FBI crime data of their own. Lime Lake isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Yorkshire with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yorkshire grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #627 of 745 in New York. It grades C for health and B for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
The typical home is worth about $113,000, 78% 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−.
3 notable people were born here, including Irving Stringham and Hiram M. Chittenden.
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