Jamestown, NY: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 28,712 at the 2020 census. Situated between Lake Erie to the north and the Allegheny National Forest to the south, Jamestown is the largest city in the county. Nearby Chautauqua Lake is a freshwater resource used by fishermen, boaters, and naturalists. In the 20th century, Jamestown was a thriving industrial area, noted for producing several well-known products. They include the crescent wrench, produced by Karl Peterson's the Crescent Tool Company in Jamestown beginning in 1907; and the automatic lever voting machine, manufactured by the Automatic Voting Machine Company, which dominated the lever…

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How Jamestown ranks

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#6Most affordable in NY #13Lowest property tax in NY #23Shortest commute in NY All NY rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code14701, 14702

Area code716

Living in Jamestown

Housing in Jamestown

$129K▲ 3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Jamestown home is worth about $129,000, up 3% in a year, 76% below the New York typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market10

Sale-to-list96.5%

Sold in May20

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Safety in Jamestown

D

Safety Grade D

Jamestown reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Jamestown 6.8

New York 3.7

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Jamestown 25

New York 15.7

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Jamestown

C⁻

Health Grade C−

Healthier than 15% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 53% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with New York

23worse than NY

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.

Conditions 11▼ 1 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 3▼ 4 close Mind 3▼ 2 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

10.4%More adults with COPDNY 6% · worse 18.2%More smokersNY 11.3% · worse 20.4%More older adults who have lost all their teethNY 12.8% · worse

Care nearby

UPMC Chautauqua at WcaJamestown · 0.4 mi · ER

The Chautauqua Center - JamestownJamestown · 0.3 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Jamestown

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D

School Grade D

The public schools Jamestown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 94% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictJAMESTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools9

Milton J Fletcher Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 509 students Abraham Lincoln Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 377 students Carlyle C Ring Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 373 students Samuel G Love Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 289 students Clinton V Bush Elementary School CElementary · Grades PK–4 · 283 students George Washington Middle School DMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 455 students

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.