Rankings · How Phelps ranks in NY
How Phelps compares across New York
Phelps is ranked on 38 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents.
Lists ranked on
38
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #112 most-used libraries
Top-quarter finishes
0
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 26% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Drier than 87% of New York
Not better or worse, just Phelps’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Drier than 87% of NY towns
DrierWetter
36 in of rain + melted snow a year
Steadier prices than 82% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+46.7% in home prices, 5 years
More seniors than 75% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
23.1% of residents are 65+
Longer growing season than 67% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
173 days between frosts
More kids than 66% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.6% of residents are under 18
Milder winters than 66% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.2° January low
Older than 62% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
44.4 median age
Less snow than 57% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
57 in of snow a year
More vacation homes than 56% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.7% of homes are seasonal
Hotter summers than 54% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
81.3° July high
At a glance
Phelps lands in the top half on 10 of 24 lists
Each dot is Phelps’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Phelps does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#199/777 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#301/709 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#277/774Lowest obesity#381/774Most active#381/774Fewest smokers#428/774Healthiest#476/774Lowest depression#522/774Closest to a top hospital#709/777 LibrariesLibrary →
Most-used libraries#112/241Best libraries for kids#144/241Most library borrowing#192/241 People
Most educated#528/777 Where it shines
The lists Phelps does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Phelps marked.