Population
340 residents
Census ACS 2023 - New York
City profile · New York · Census ACS 2023
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Chautauqua - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
Chautauqua - the verdict
New York's Chautauqua counts 340 residents. Source: Census ACS.
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Chautauqua is a small town in New York, home to 340 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Chautauqua's housing stock carries a median value of $732,100, and the median resident age is 48.7 years. Educational attainment runs 79.6% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 32.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
New York carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, New York scores 107.9 (Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $975 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in New York run around $285, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 84.6 out of 100 (High).
Population
340 residents
Census ACS 2023 - New York
Median Household Income
N/A /yr
Poverty 0.0%
Cost of Living Index (state)
107.9 (US=100)
Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, New York average
Where Chautauqua sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Chautauqua's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in New York, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
How Chautauqua's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$732,100 6th percentile more affordable than 6% of 15,600 US cities
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Median household income is not available for Chautauqua in the current Census ACS release (common for very small places).
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Based on 110 workers 16 and over.
State-average estimates for New York - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Estimates reflect New York state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Cost of living is a New York state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Chautauqua sits in
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Chautauqua's 340 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
| City | Population | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| Chautauqua (this city) | 340 | N/A |
| Millport | 340 | $44,038 |
| Pine Hill | 339 | $84,531 |
| Ellicottville | 342 | $88,333 |
Chautauqua, NY has a population of 340 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Chautauqua; the closest available measure is the New York state average, a cost of living index of 107.9 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within New York vary by metro area.
Homes in Chautauqua carry a median value of $732,100, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
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