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A town of 30,978 people in Broome County, New York
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Residence of L.T. Safford, U.S.N., Vestal, Broome Co., N.Y; Res. of J.L. Rounds, Vestal TP, Broome Co., N.Y1876
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Residence of L.T. Safford, U.S.N., Vestal, Broome Co., N.Y; Res. of J.L. Rounds, Vestal TP, Broome Co., N.Y, 1876

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Town in Broome County, New York, US
1823Established
29,313Population
52.6 sq miArea
1,010 ftElevation

Vestal is a town within Broome County in the Southern Tier of New York, United States, and lies between the Susquehanna River and the Pennsylvania border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,110. Vestal is on the southern border of the county, and serves as a western suburb of the city of Binghamton. The town is home to the main campus of Binghamton University.

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ZIP code13850, 13851
Area code607
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Housing in Vestal

$262K▲ 7.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Vestal home is worth about $262,000, up 7.8% in a year, 50% below the New York typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market40
Sale-to-list98.4%
Sold in May19
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Safety in Vestal

C+

Safety Grade C+

Vestal reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 59% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Vestal 0.5
New York 3.7
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Vestal 17
New York 15.7
U.S. 15.5
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B+

School Grade B+

The public schools Vestal’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#218Best public schoolsof 484 in NY
DistrictVESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools9

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