The Town Files

25 Small Towns in New York With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950

Ranked by tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950 among 707 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in New York. #1 is Fort Salonga, NY (0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950).

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Numbers match the ranking.
  1. 25Alexandria, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    3,741 people · Jefferson County · median home $172,500 · income $85,020 · Jan low 5°F · 101 in snow

  2. 24Saranac, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    3,852 people · Clinton County · median home $173,200 · income $82,500 · Jan low 9°F · 107 in snow

  3. 23Hartland, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    3,874 people · Niagara County · median home $183,000 · income $91,901 · Jan low 18°F · 73 in snow

  4. 22Dannemora, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    4,037 people · Clinton County · median home $134,600 · income $77,829 · Jan low 9°F · 106 in snow

  5. 21Montauk, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    4,318 people · Suffolk County · median home $1,356,600 · income $142,961 · Jan low 28°F · 26 in snow

  6. 20Akwesasne, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    4,527 people · Franklin County · median home $177,800 · income $51,868 · Jan low 6°F · 83 in snow

  7. 19Clayton, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    4,770 people · Jefferson County · median home $226,800 · income $90,357 · Jan low 10°F · 116 in snow

  8. 18Constantia, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    4,778 people · Oswego County · median home $141,900 · income $69,792 · Jan low 11°F · 151 in snow

  9. 17Ticonderoga, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    4,789 people · Essex County · median home $176,200 · income $65,481 · Jan low 9°F · 69 in snow

  10. 16Shelby, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    4,907 people · Orleans County · median home $136,000 · income $65,655 · Jan low 18°F · 72 in snow

  11. 15Tupper Lake, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    5,147 people · Franklin County · median home $151,300 · income $65,433 · Jan low 4°F · 105 in snow

  12. 14Harrietstown, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    5,254 people · Franklin County · median home $209,000 · income $66,460 · Jan low 4°F · 104 in snow

  13. 13Bath, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    5,571 people · Steuben County · median home $101,700 · income $47,150 · Jan low 14°F · 52 in snow

  14. 12Albion, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    5,637 people · Orleans County · median home $82,300 · income $41,581 · Jan low 18°F · 67 in snow

  15. 11Fort Ann, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    5,812 people · Washington County · median home $222,300 · income $85,902 · Jan low 12°F · 69 in snow

  16. 10Centerport, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    5,822 people · Suffolk County · median home $740,200 · income $195,357 · Jan low 25°F · 29 in snow

  17. 9Brownville, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    5,842 people · Jefferson County · median home $211,700 · income $88,071 · Jan low 10°F · 139 in snow

  18. 8East Rochester, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    6,334 people · Monroe County · median home $143,500 · income $73,344 · Jan low 19°F · 91 in snow

  19. 7Porter, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    6,513 people · Niagara County · median home $226,300 · income $77,931 · Jan low 19°F · 55 in snow

  20. 6Peru, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    6,772 people · Clinton County · median home $203,200 · income $101,771 · Jan low 10°F · 65 in snow

  21. 5Northport, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    7,347 people · Suffolk County · median home $745,300 · income $146,921 · Jan low 25°F · 30 in snow

  22. 4Albion, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    7,639 people · Orleans County · median home $102,400 · income $49,779 · Jan low 18°F · 67 in snow

  23. 3Springs, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    8,086 people · Suffolk County · median home $948,500 · income $144,836 · Jan low 23°F · 27 in snow

  24. 2Newfane, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    9,304 people · Niagara County · median home $170,800 · income $75,484 · Jan low 18°F · 72 in snow

  25. 1Fort Salonga, New York

    0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    9,652 people · Suffolk County · median home $846,700 · income $189,856 · Jan low 25°F · 30 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 707 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in New York (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: