Wayland, New York

About Wayland

Wayland, NY is a small town located in western New York counting 1,694 people who proudly call it home.

Wayland holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.13 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,499 residents per square mile.

📰 Wayland News Today

• Two women seriously injured in Wayland crash - 13WHAM-TV 13WHAM-TV · Aug 16
• Wayland Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Global rail manufacturing leader to build first North American plant in Wayland WETM · May 1
• How new Wayland mural pays tribute to Steuben County village's history Hornell Evening Tribune · Jul 13
• Bill Ganshaw Obituary — Wayland, NY Finger Lakes Daily News · Jul 18

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Wayland Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Wayland — but the New York one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in western New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wayland

• Victory Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Wayland

• WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL
• WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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