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Radon Levels in Schuyler County, New York
EPA puts Schuyler County in Zone 1, its highest radon zone, and only 1 radon test from it is on file with CDC (2023). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Share at 4+ pCi/L
38.6%
14.1 pts above NY
- Schuyler
- 38.6%
- New York
- 24.5%
236 tests, 2008 to 2017
Median result
2.5pCi/L
Below action level
- Schuyler
- 2.5 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017
Tests reported
236
53rd of 61 by tests
- Schuyler
- 236
- Erie
- 13,822
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017
EPA radon zone
Zone 1
Highest potential
- Zone 1
- 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts over 4 pCi/L indoors
Rank in New York
12 of 61
Top quarter
- Schuyler
- 38.6%
- Chemung
- 52.3%
By share, of 61 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Schuyler County
Starts at Schuyler County's median, 2.5 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 2.5 pCi/L
Between 2 and 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends considering a fix when the level is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. Schuyler County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.
The data
Schuyler County, At a glance
Schuyler County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 1: highest predicted potential
EPA puts all of Schuyler County in
USGS geologic potential: High across 100% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Schuyler County, 2023
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.3% |
| 2015 | 66.7% |
| 2016 | 10.0% |
| 2017 | 36.2% |
| 2018 | 31.7% |
| 2019 | 33.3% |
| 2020 | 26.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% |
2023: 0.0%. Across these years the share ran from 0.0% to 66.7%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 1 test was reported to CDC for Schuyler County over 2023, and tests are often run on homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: so few describe neither the county nor this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2023. Measured data period: 2005 to 2023 (every CDC figure on file).
Schuyler County, Compared
Schuyler County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411In Schuyler County, about 4 in 10 reported tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals (91 of 236) were at or above EPA's action level. Against the national pool of 35.7%, the gap is 2.9 points higher. Across 62 New York counties pooled together, 24.5% of tests reached that level, so Schuyler County runs 14.1 points above its state.
The newest figure, in 2023, counts only 1 test (0.0% at or above 4 pCi/L), too few to compare, so this reading uses the 236-test figure.
Of 5 neighbours with a figure, 3 reported a larger share at or above 4 pCi/L and 2 a smaller one; the spread is 21.3% (Seneca County) to 52.3% (Chemung County). By share, Schuyler County is 12th of 61 New York counties with 30 or more tests for the same period.
Year by year, 2017 opened at 36.2% and 2019 closed at 33.3% (down 2.9 points), with 2017 the high at 36.2%. Half the tests came in under 2.5 pCi/L and half over it; the single highest reached 88.8 pCi/L. Below the action level, 97 tests (41.1%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 51.7% statewide, and 48 tests (20.3%) fell between 2 and 4, against 23.7% statewide.
Zone 1 on EPA's map (predicted average above 4 pCi/L) and a 38.6% share point the same way here. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land high radon potential. CDC also counts 11 tests taken after mitigation in Schuyler County for the same period: tests in homes where a fix was already in.
The busiest year on file was 2019, with 75 tests reported; the quietest, 2023, had 1.
Schuyler CountyNew York, pooled
| Year | Tests | Schuyler County, at or above 4 pCi/L | New York, pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 58 | 36.2% | 31.6% |
| 2018 | 60 | 31.7% | 26.9% |
| 2019 | 75 | 33.3% | 28.0% |
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Schuyler County, State data
New York's own radon test data
MeasuredWhat New York's own agencies publish about radon tests in Schuyler County, with their period. These are not CDC's figures and are never added to them.
MeasuredState figures, not CDC's
What the New York State Department of Health reports for Schuyler County
Indoor air radon testing data (Environmental Public Health Tracker): short-term charcoal canister tests requested through the NYSDOH Radon Program, presented as five-year rolling averages. Period: 2015-2019. The publisher also lists 15 earlier periods.
Share at or above 4 pCi/L
32.3%
Average result
4.1 pCi/L
Tests behind these figures
43.4 tests a year on average
- Every figure is a five-year rolling average: the average result is the rolling average of each year's mean, and the test count is an average per year.
- The data only include tests requested through the NYSDOH Radon Program, and therefore may not capture all radon tests performed in a county.
- The data include both screening tests and post-mitigation tests, as it is not always possible to tell them apart.
- Radon testing by homeowners is optional in New York, so the values may not be representative of every home in the county.
- These figures describe tests reported to the New York State Department of Health in this area. They count a different set of tests than CDC's figures and are not a reading of any one home.
Measured: New York State Department of Health data, 2015-2019.
Schuyler County, Geology
The ground under Schuyler County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Schuyler County's mapped land in one class: high radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Allegheny Plateau, to which USGS gives a radon index of 12, in the high band (12 to 17).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Plateau | Shale, limestone, and sandstone. | High | 12 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Schuyler County beside the ground around it
Schuyler County has more high-potential ground than New York as a whole: 100% of its land against 48.9%. Of the 5 counties that border it, none has as large a share of high-potential ground; Chemung County comes nearest at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Schuyler County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Schuyler County
- Radon ProgramRadon Program, run by New York State Department of Health, does not license radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in New York.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
Providing patients with information about how low-cost test kits may be obtained from the Radon Program.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in New York88 professionals are listed in New York.
What New York's program says
- Phone
- 518-402-7556
- radon@health.ny.gov
- Licensing of radon professionals
NYS does not certify or license radon testers.
What it means
Schuyler County, Questions
Questions about radon in Schuyler County
Are radon levels high in Schuyler County?
In 2023, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Schuyler County, New York were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.6 pCi/L. Of 61 New York counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 11 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 24.5%.
Which counties border Schuyler County?
Schuyler County borders 5 counties: Yates County, Tompkins County, Chemung County, Seneca County and Steuben County.
Products
Schuyler County, Products
Testing a home in Schuyler County
In Schuyler County, 38.6% of 236 tests reported to CDC over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L, against 24.5% pooled across New York. In Zone 1 the year-round level in Schuyler County is the one to know: a long-term test (more than 90 days) or a monitor, with a short-term kit for a first answer.
Test kits and monitors3
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Schuyler County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Schuyler County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Chemung CountyEPA zone 1
52.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.3 pCi/L · 1,537 tests · 13.7 points above Schuyler County
- Radon levels in Yates CountyEPA zone 1
45.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.5 pCi/L · 135 tests · 7.3 points above Schuyler County
- Radon levels in Steuben CountyEPA zone 1
45.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.4 pCi/L · 1,080 tests · 6.7 points above Schuyler County
- Radon levels in Tompkins CountyEPA zone 1
28.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.3 pCi/L · 3,372 tests · 10.6 points below Schuyler County
- Radon levels in Seneca CountyEPA zone 1
21.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.0 pCi/L · 319 tests · 17.3 points below Schuyler County
Schuyler County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Schuyler County
Schuyler County has been losing residents: from 17,863 in 2020 to 16,924 on July 1, 2025, a fall of 5.3% by the Census Bureau's estimates. That works out to 52 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Watkins Glen, the largest, has 1,716 residents, 10.1% of the total. Together its 4 incorporated places hold 23.9% of those residents; the other 76.1% live outside any of them. Testing is reported here more often than across the state: CDC's 236 reported tests for 2008 to 2017 come to 13.9 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), against 4.9 for New York.
From Watkins Glen to Burdett, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Schuyler County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins Glen | 1,716 | −7.8% | 10.1% |
| Montour Falls | 1,498 | −9.0% | 8.9% |
| Odessa | 518 | −8.3% | 3.1% |
| Burdett | 313 | −8.2% | 1.8% |
4 incorporated places, as listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 place reference files. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025 (Vintage 2025).
Schuyler County, Homes
Homes in Schuyler County
Of Schuyler County's 9,691 homes, 68% are detached houses, against 41% across New York; 19% are mobile homes. Much of Schuyler County is recent building: 15% of its homes have gone up since 2000 and the middle year built is 1969, against 1958 for New York. Owners live in 78% of the occupied homes (New York: 54%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Schuyler County | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 9,691 | 8,539,536 |
| Detached houses | 68% | 41% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 4% | 34% |
| Mobile homes | 19% | 2% |
| Built before 1960 | 40% | 53% |
| Built since 2000 | 15% | 12% |
| Middle year built | 1969 | 1958 |
| Owner-occupied | 78% | 54% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.