Rankings · How Wolcott ranks in NY
Wolcott makes New York’s top 10 on 2 lists
Wolcott is ranked on 33 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
33
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #5 most affordable
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Wolcott does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wolcott marked.
At a glance
Wolcott lands in the top half on 4 of 20 lists
Each dot is Wolcott’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Wolcott does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#471/709 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#522/774Fewest uninsured#641/774Closest to a top hospital#688/777Most active#719/774Fewest smokers#727/774Lowest obesity#732/774Healthiest#736/774 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#367/484 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#604/777 People
Most educated#753/777 What kind of place
More vacation homes than 91% of New York
Not better or worse, just Wolcott’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More vacation homes than 91% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
14.7% of homes are seasonal
More snow than 84% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
105 in of snow a year
Cooler summers than 80% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
79.9° July high
More kids than 76% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
22.9% of residents are under 18
Drier than 73% of NY towns
DrierWetter
40 in of rain + melted snow a year
Milder winters than 66% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.2° January low
Shorter growing season than 65% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
158 days between frosts
Younger than 57% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
42.1 median age
More seniors than 51% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
20.3% of residents are 65+
Almost there
2 spots from the top 3 for affordability
Lists where Wolcott sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Wolcott out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.