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A town of 3,381 people in Yates County, New York
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Conserved land0.3%63 of 24,935 acres
Trails4.7 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves019 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Starkey

Town in New York, United States
3,407Population
39.2 sq miArea
1,142 ftElevation

Starkey is a town in Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 3,573 at the 2010 census. The town is in the southeastern section of the county and is south of Geneva.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

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Health in Starkey

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16worse than NY

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of YatesPenn Yan · 11.7 mi · ER · rural critical access
Dundee Dental CenterDundee · 1.7 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 14837, 14878, 14842 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Starkey →

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School Grade C

The public schools Starkey’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictDUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools4

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.

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