Cato’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the village is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Cato is worth considering.
Being a small village, Cato does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The rate of college-level education in Cato is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.68% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Cato in 2022 was $29,885, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,540 for a family of four. However, Cato contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Cato home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cato residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Cato include Irish, English, German, French Canadian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Cato is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
