Rankings · How Cornwall ranks in NY
Cornwall ranks #6 in New York for safety
Cornwall is ranked on 36 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 13.
Lists ranked on
36
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #6 safest
Top-quarter finishes
13
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Cornwall does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cornwall marked.
At a glance
Cornwall lands in the top half on 18 of 23 lists
Each dot is Cornwall’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Cornwall does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
SafetySafety →
Safest#6/206 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#137/774Fewest smokers#140/774Most active#140/774Healthiest#149/774Closest to a top hospital#185/777Lowest obesity#201/774Fewest uninsured#277/774 People
Most educated#160/777 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#53/197Most affordable#622/777Cheapest rent#635/769Lowest property tax#694/777 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#522/709 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#595/777 What kind of place
Wetter than 94% of New York
Not better or worse, just Cornwall’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wetter than 94% of NY towns
DrierWetter
49 in of rain + melted snow a year
Longer growing season than 91% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
204 days between frosts
Faster-rising prices than 79% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+65.0% in home prices, 5 years
Less snow than 77% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
36 in of snow a year
Milder winters than 77% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.9° January low
Hotter summers than 68% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.3° July high
More kids than 66% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.5% of residents are under 18
More year-round than 61% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.7% of homes are seasonal
Fewer seniors than 60% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19% of residents are 65+
Younger than 55% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
42.3 median age
Almost there
3 spots from the top 3 for safety
Lists where Cornwall sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Cornwall out-ranks 5 of its 7 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.