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Dryden, New York: commercial real estate data.
Dryden is a Census village of 1,671 people across 1.76 square miles of land, in Tompkins County. Median household income is $50,435, 52.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dryden
What Dryden is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.76 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land951
- County holding the largest share of its areaTompkins County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dryden
How many people live in Dryden
- Population1,671
- Median age45.7 plus or minus 10.2
- Population under 18265 plus or minus 78
- Share under 1815.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over349 plus or minus 88
- Share 65 and over20.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households912
- Family households469 plus or minus 99
- Share of households that are families51.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Dryden
- Median household income$50,435 plus or minus $10,526
- Per capita income$38,082
- Civilian labor force871 plus or minus 178
- Employed839 plus or minus 178
- Unemployed32 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over1,229
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.8 percent plus or minus 22.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dryden
Housing in Dryden
- Housing units977
- Occupied units912
- Vacant units65 plus or minus 58
- Vacancy rate6.7 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied480
- Renter occupied432 plus or minus 113
- Ownership rate52.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$230,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$870
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units500 plus or minus 103
- Share single family51.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more467 plus or minus 137
- Share in buildings of two or more47.8 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dryden gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute633 plus or minus 141
- Commuting under 15 minutes193 plus or minus 94
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.5 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more80 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Drove alone65.5 percent
- Carpooled5.2 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport1.2 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked6.3 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Worked from home21.4 percent plus or minus 10.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dryden
SBA loans in Dryden (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$4,273,800
- Average approval$534,225
- Median approval$56,700
- Largest approval$2,340,000
- Jobs supported94
- Jobs per approval11.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.5 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dryden, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dryden
Flood risk in Dryden
- NFIP communityTown of Dryden
- NFIP community number360846
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/18/25
The Town of Dryden participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360846 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Tompkins County, not Dryden
Tompkins County context, not Dryden figures
- Establishments in Tompkins County2,230
- Covered employment, Tompkins County48,051
- Average annual pay, Tompkins County$69,770
- Housing units permitted, Tompkins County337
Every figure in this section is published for Tompkins County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dryden.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dryden questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dryden, New York?
1,671, in 912 households. Dryden village covers 1.76 square miles of land, which is 951 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dryden in?
Tompkins County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dryden?
$50,435. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $230,900. Median gross rent is $870 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dryden businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $4.3 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $56,700. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dryden, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dryden borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dryden. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dryden in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dryden appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dryden, town of, community 360846, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dryden figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tompkins County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dryden.
Is zoning published for Dryden?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.