Rank
2948of 3,144
Wyoming, New York
Score 4.69 / 10· population 39,532
Wyoming County had 93,232 cattle at the end of 2022, and its farms sold $305 million of milk that year, second among New York counties. Morton Salt is in Silver Springs, at one of the Northeast's largest salt mines, and Letchworth State Park's Genesee River gorge forms part of the southeastern border. Half of homeowners pay more than $3,650 a year in property tax, on a median home value of $162,300 (Census estimates, 2020 to 2024).
Sources
- Wyoming County had 93,232 cattle and calves in inventory on December 31, 2022 (2022 Census of Agriculture) nass.usda.gov
- Wyoming County milk from cows sales were $304,796,000 in 2022, ranked 2nd in New York State nass.usda.gov
- Morton Salt calls the Wyoming County town of Silver Springs home, where one of the largest salt mines in the Northeast is located ny.gov
- Letchworth State Park, on the Genesee River, forms part of the southeastern boundary of Wyoming County; a deep gorge with three major waterfalls ny.gov
- Wyoming County median real estate taxes paid $3,650; median value of owner-occupied homes $162,300 (ACS 2024 5-year, 2020-2024) api.censusreporter.org
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.4
- 2A (state)0.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.4
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax0.6
Environment
- Air quality6.5
- Floods / hurricanes3.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.8
- Life expectancy8.9
- Government employees2.0
- Single-parent households7.9