Big Flats
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Outdoors in Big Flats
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About Big Flats
Town in New York, United StatesBig Flats is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 7,822 at the 2020 census. The town is on the western border of the county, west of Elmira. It is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town contains a hamlet also named Big Flats.
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How Big Flats ranks
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Housing in Big Flats
The typical Big Flats home is worth about $268,000, up 9.1% in a year, 49% below the New York typical home.
Only 1 sale in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Health in Big Flats
Health Grade B+
Healthier than 74% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New York
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Schools in Big Flats
All Big Flats schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Big Flats’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Big Flats is
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