Friendship
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Outdoors in Friendship
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1909
Friendship Station, 1909
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About Friendship
Town in New York, United StatesFriendship is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,960 at the 2020 census. The town's name was adopted to mark the resolution of earlier conflicts. Friendship is near the center of Allegany County and is northeast of the city of Olean.
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Housing in Friendship
The typical Friendship home is worth about $119,000, up 5.9% in a year, 77% below the New York typical home.
Safety in Friendship
Safety Grade A+
Friendship reports less crime per resident than 99% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Friendship
Full picture →Most working residents leave Friendship for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Amity (14%), Cuba (11%) and Wellsville (10%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Health in Friendship
Health Grade C
Healthier than 33% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 53% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with New York
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Friendship
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Friendship
Full climate →Friendship has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 103 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Friendship
All Friendship schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Friendship’s kids attend trail 79% of New York’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.
Friendship’s library
Library details →Where Friendship is
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