Census-designated place · Tioga County, New York

Tioga Terrace, New York

Tioga Terrace is a census-designated place in Tioga County, New York, part of the Binghamton, NY metro area. It has 2,057 residents. Tioga Terrace, New York has a quality-of-life score of 66 out of 100 (high), ranking #5,316 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within New York it ranks #548 of 859 cities and towns. It ranks best on poverty rate (low), uninsured residents (under 65) (low) and violent crime rate (low). It ranks worst on new business applications (low), rent as share of income (high) and effective property tax rate (high).

66High

Quality-of-life score: #5,316 of 15,651 cities and towns
New York: #548 of 859 in NY
Population: 2,057 (2020-2024)
Land area: 1 mi²
Density: 2,052.2 /mi²
FIPS code: 3673990

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 69 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety90#1,563/15,637
Economy82#2,766/15,631
Housing21#11,805/14,977
Health79#3,248/15,609
Healthcare33#10,438/15,650
Environment59#6,383/15,453
Education75#3,854/15,649
Infrastructure30#11,002/15,650
Community70#4,730/15,651
Leisure & amenities50#7,828/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Tioga Terrace, New York ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Tioga County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Poverty rate · low0.5%
100/100New York 14.0%United States 12.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001High uncertainty
Uninsured residents (under 65) · low0.0%
100/100New York 5.9%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Violent crime rate · low55 /100k
96/100New York 368 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationTioga County value
Property crime rate · low328 /100k
96/100New York 1,575 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationTioga County value
Home price to income ratio · low1.8×
95/100New York 4.9×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Drought exposure · low0%
93/100New York 14%United States 43%Nov 2025–Oct 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAATioga County value

Weaknesses

New business applications · low6.7 /1k
1/100New York 15.1 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauTioga County value
Rent as share of income · high51.0%
2/100New York 31.2%United States 30.6%2017-2021U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Effective property tax rate · high2.40%
2/100New York 1.30%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Dentists · low17 /100k
3/100New York 84 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteTioga County value
Comfortable days · low22.6%
5/100New York 22.7%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationTioga County value
Suicide rate · high27.2 /100k
6/100New York 8.5 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100k2024Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTioga County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
2,367 (2016-2020) → 2,057 (2020-2024)
−13%4 yearsCensus table B01003US 331,578,104 → 340,003,797
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
74.1% (2016-2020) → 0.0% (2020-2024)
−74 pts4 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.1% → 51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
48.2% (2016-2020) → 54.0% (2020-2024)
+5.8 pts4 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.9% → 35.7%
Median household incomeImproving
$108,202 (2016-2020) → $131,817 (2020-2024)
+22%4 yearsCensus table B19013US $67,340 → $81,604
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
95.0% (2016-2020) → 98.9% (2020-2024)
+3.8 pts4 yearsCensus table B28002US 85.2% → 91.0%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
1.5× (2016-2020) → 1.8× (2020-2024)
+16%4 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

There is not enough history to compare Tioga Terrace, New York over five years.

Cities and towns like Tioga Terrace, New York five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Tioga Terrace, New York in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Tioga Terrace, New York five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

2,057 residents (±396)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

2,057 residents (±396)

Tioga Terrace, New York
New York share

White86%1,776
Black2.2%†46
Hispanic or Latino5.6%†116
Asian2.3%†48
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races3.5%†71

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

1,376 residents (±269)

Tioga Terrace, New York
New York share

No high school diploma3.2%†44
High school or GED12%†171
Some college6.9%†95
Associate degree23%†323
Bachelor's degree26%363
Graduate degree28%†380

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

783 households (±152)

Tioga Terrace, New York
New York share

Under $25k2.2%†17
$25k–50k6.3%†49
$50k–75k10%†79
$75k–100k14%†108
$100k–150k24%†189
$150k–200k25%†198
$200k or more18%†143

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

783 households (±152)

Tioga Terrace, New York
New York share

Own99%772
Rent1.4%†11

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

11 households (±17)

Tioga Terrace, New York
New York share

Under $7500.0%0
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,500100%†11

Home values

772 homes (±150)

Tioga Terrace, New York
New York share

Under $150k3.2%†25
$150k–250k54%415
$250k–400k38%†293

Age of homes

817 homes (±159)

Tioga Terrace, New York
New York share

2010 or later2.0%†16
2000–20092.2%†18
1980–19997.2%†59

Size of homes

817 homes (±159)

Tioga Terrace, New York
New York share

Studio1.2%†10
1 bedroom0.0%0
2 bedrooms0.0%0
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

940 workers (±217)

Tioga Terrace, New York
New York share

Drive alone77%728
Carpool13%†126
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home9.1%†86
Other0.0%0

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

854 workers (±215)

Tioga Terrace, New York
New York share

Under 15 min27%†229
15–29 min56%†479
30–44 min16%†137

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Binghamton, NY

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Tioga County, the county holding most of Tioga Terrace's residents.

Tioga County has 743 employer establishments, 156 for every 10,000 residents (0.63× the US rate of 248; 0.57× New York's), with 10,467 paid employees at an average annual pay of $64,782. The Census Bureau also counts 3,023 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 743; 3,023 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 156; US 248 · New York 274
Paid employees: 10,467
Average annual pay: $64,782; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Tioga County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	62	13	0.71×Fewer than typical	705	$20,911	10
Specialty trade contractors	54	11.3	0.73×Fewer than typical	187	$85,508	232
Ambulatory health care services	50	10.5	0.50×Fewer than typical	277	$58,534	127
Religious organizations	38	8	1.44×More than typical	139	$19,935	—
Full-service restaurants	33	6.9	0.90×About typical	320	$23,138	—
Construction of buildings	25	5.3	0.69×Fewer than typical	111	$51,126	124
Services to buildings and dwellings	22	4.6	0.69×Fewer than typical	46	$38,500	146
Offices of physicians	21	4.4	0.68×Fewer than typical	101	$76,594	11
Limited-service restaurants	20	4.2	0.52×Fewer than typical	373	$18,678	8
Automotive repair and maintenance	19	4	0.79×Fewer than typical	48	$39,563	54
Gasoline stations	18	3.8	1.17×About typical	187	$23,086	—
Banks and credit unions	17	3.6	1.11×About typical	131	$59,672	—

Rank places for an industry Open Tioga County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 47,606 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $0 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Tioga Terrace, New York: $0 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $0
Per resident: $0; US $2,007
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

891.4FY2017
2.3KFY2019
1.2KFY2021
1.1KFY2024

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Tioga Terrace, New York, so they do not add up across cities.

Tioga Terrace, New York's figures are part of those of Tioga County, NY ($584.2M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Tioga Terrace is mostly in Tioga County.

See federal money in Tioga County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Tioga Terrace, New York is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Nicholas A. LangworthyR-NY-23 · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 1.6%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Tioga County75100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Binghamton, NY77

Other cities and towns in Tioga County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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