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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Same ranking, other places
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- 25 Small Towns in Pennsylvania With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- 25 Small Towns in Michigan With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- 25 Small Towns in Texas With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- 25 Small Towns in New Jersey With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- 25 Small Towns in Florida With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
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- 25 Small Towns in North Carolina With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)