How big is Cooperstown, New York?

Cooperstown has a population of approximately 4,536 residents according to the latest U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023). It is a village by Census Place size classification.

Is housing in Cooperstown affordable?

By the years-to-own measure, housing in Cooperstown is expensive. The median home value ($376,170) divided by the median household income ($70,977) gives a ratio of 5.3 — meaning the median home costs about 5.3 years of pre-tax household income. (Lower is more affordable; the U.S. median is ~4.) Methodology: /methodology/years-to-own/.

What is the climate like in Cooperstown?

Cooperstown has an annual average temperature of 46.3°F. The coldest month is January (average 18.4°F) and the warmest is July (average 65.8°F). Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv, 1991–2020 climate normals.

Is the climate changing in Cooperstown?

Cooperstown is slowly warming at a rate of 1.53°F per century, measured as the linear regression slope of annual mean temperature on year since 1970. Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv. Methodology: /methodology/warming-velocity/.

What is the median household income in Cooperstown?

The median household income in Cooperstown is $70,977, which ranks at the 53th percentile nationally — higher than 53% of U.S. Census places. Source: U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-year 2019–2023.

How did Cooperstown vote in the 2024 presidential election?

Cooperstown is Republican-leaning. In the 2024 presidential election, the underlying county recorded 54% Republican and 46% Democratic. Source: MIT Election Lab.

What is the local economy like in Cooperstown?

Cooperstown's economy is diverse across major industry sectors, with a Herfindahl–Hirschman Index of 2,097. The single largest NAICS sector accounts for 35% of local establishments. Source: U.S. Census County Business Patterns. Methodology: /methodology/industry-hhi/.

What county is Cooperstown in?

Cooperstown is in Otsego County, NY. Otsego County has a total population of 31,018 with a years-to-own ratio of 3.4.

How old is the population in Cooperstown?

The median resident in Cooperstown is 54.7 years old, which is older than the U.S. median of about 38.9. Source: U.S. Census ACS.

Cooperstown, New York — Commerce Institute

55 years

The slow remaking of a otsego

Per-capita personal income from 1969 to 2024, drawn from BEA County Income data.

Per-capita personal income

BEA Personal Income · Otsego County

Income up 16.9× in 55 years. Otsego County per-capita personal income rose from $3,342 in 1969 to $56,383 in 2024.

Time machine

Cooperstown in 2024 is what Mancos, CO was in 2018.

Across our 8 dimensions, Cooperstown's 2024 profile most closely matches Mancos, CO's 2018 profile. Similarity score 0.97.

The setting

The lay of the land

Topography

Elevation

1,681 ft

Higher elevation — foothills or interior plateau.

126 years of weather, in one panel

What weather looks like here

Annual averages back to 1900 (NOAA NCEI nClimDiv), severe weather counts since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events Database).

1900–2025 — every year's average temperature

Each stripe is one year. Blue = cooler, red = warmer. The trend is the story. Dashed line marks 1970, when the modern warming era began. 126 years of NOAA nClimDiv records.

Long-run shift

+1.8°F

1900–1929 avg → 2000s+ avg

Warmest year

2012 · 47.9°F

Coldest year

1917 · 41.1°F

By the numbers

Annual avg temp

46.3°F

↗ +0.7°F since 1900

Hottest month

65.8°F

July average

Coldest month

18.4°F

January average

Annual precip

47.7″

Above US avg (30″)

Heating degree days

7,071

cold heating bills

Cooling degree days

284

light AC use

Severe weather, 1950–2024

Counted events from NOAA Storm Events Database

Tornadoes

75-yr record

Hail

203

≈ 2 per year

Flash floods

75-yr record

Floods

≈ 1 every 75 years

Lightning

≈ 1 every 12 years

Within driving distance

In Cooperstown's orbit

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Against every other US town

What stands out

Where Cooperstown ranks among 32,000+ US Census places. Each dot is this place; the gray band is the national distribution; the red tick is the national median.

Industry mix

Local establishment count by NAICS sector · Census County Business Patterns · 2014–2022

Retail29%

Food & lodging23%

Healthcare19%

Construction12%

Professional10%

Manufacturing7%

Agriculture1%

What's notable about Cooperstown

Bottom 5% nationally for climate trend
Top quartile nationally for home values (rank 77)
Top quartile nationally for education level (rank 85)
Top quartile nationally for housing cost burden (rank 84)
Top quartile nationally for industry diversity (rank 87)

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Frequently asked

Common questions about Cooperstown

Each answer is computed from the data on this page. Citation sources linked in each answer.

How big is Cooperstown, New York?: Cooperstown has a population of approximately 4,536 residents according to the latest U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023). It is a village by Census Place size classification.
Is housing in Cooperstown affordable?: By the years-to-own measure, housing in Cooperstown is expensive. The median home value ($376,170) divided by the median household income ($70,977) gives a ratio of 5.3 — meaning the median home costs about 5.3 years of pre-tax household income. (Lower is more affordable; the U.S. median is ~4.) Methodology: /methodology/years-to-own/.
What is the climate like in Cooperstown?: Cooperstown has an annual average temperature of 46.3°F. The coldest month is January (average 18.4°F) and the warmest is July (average 65.8°F). Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv, 1991–2020 climate normals.
Is the climate changing in Cooperstown?: Cooperstown is slowly warming at a rate of 1.53°F per century, measured as the linear regression slope of annual mean temperature on year since 1970. Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv. Methodology: /methodology/warming-velocity/.
What is the median household income in Cooperstown?: The median household income in Cooperstown is $70,977, which ranks at the 53th percentile nationally — higher than 53% of U.S. Census places. Source: U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-year 2019–2023.
How did Cooperstown vote in the 2024 presidential election?: Cooperstown is Republican-leaning. In the 2024 presidential election, the underlying county recorded 54% Republican and 46% Democratic. Source: MIT Election Lab.
What is the local economy like in Cooperstown?: Cooperstown's economy is diverse across major industry sectors, with a Herfindahl–Hirschman Index of 2,097. The single largest NAICS sector accounts for 35% of local establishments. Source: U.S. Census County Business Patterns. Methodology: /methodology/industry-hhi/.
What county is Cooperstown in?: Cooperstown is in Otsego County, NY. Otsego County has a total population of 31,018 with a years-to-own ratio of 3.4.
How old is the population in Cooperstown?: The median resident in Cooperstown is 54.7 years old, which is older than the U.S. median of about 38.9. Source: U.S. Census ACS.

Every number on this page comes from a federal data source.

Commerce Institute builds profiles from public-domain federal datasets only — no surveys, no proprietary scoring, no opaque indexes. Every metric on this page is queryable; every methodology is published.

U.S. Census ACS — demographics, housing, education, 2014–2023
BEA Personal Income — per-capita income, 1969–2024
BLS QCEW — wages by NAICS sector, 1990–2024
NOAA NCEI nClimDiv — climate, 1901–2024
NOAA Storm Events — severe weather, 1950–2024
Zillow ZHVI — home values, 2000–2025
FHFA HPI — housing index, 1975–2025
IRS SOI Migration — net flows + AGI, 1991–2022
MIT Election Lab — presidential, 2008–2024
Census CBP — business establishments by NAICS, 2014–2022
USGS Elevation — place elevation
OpenStreetMap — retail brand presence, F&B amenities
+ 23 more sources — covering health, schools, banking, agriculture, mobility, civic life

Rendered 2026-05-12. See methodology for every metric definition.

Cooperstown,
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Otsego County, NY

New York

The slow remaking of a otsego

The lay of the land

What weather looks like here

In Cooperstown's orbit

What stands out

What's notable about Cooperstown

Towns that feel familiar

Common questions about Cooperstown

Every number on this page comes from a federal data source.