Personal loans in Smyrna, NY
With 203 residents, Smyrna outranks about 1% of the communities in New York. Smyrna lost roughly 1.5% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. The first question in Smyrna is not the rate on offer but whether the payment fits; about 203 people live here under New York lending law. Every figure below is New York's own, applied to Smyrna's 203 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Smyrna loan. The nearest larger metro is Sherburne, NY about 4 miles away.
Smyrna by the numbers
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the New York rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: 203 — Smyrna ranks 588th of 595 communities in New York (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A decline of about 1.5% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 3 residents.
- Size percentile: about 1% of New York's Census places are smaller than Smyrna.
- Density: roughly 832 residents per square mile, spread over 0.2 sq mi of land.
- Land area: Smyrna covers 0.2 square miles, the 582nd-largest area among New York's 595 places.
- Share of state population: Smyrna's 203 residents are about 0.0% of New York.
- National rank: Smyrna is the 16,446th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Smyrna's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 297th of 595 places in New York.
- State comparison: New York's places average -1.1% for 2020-to-2023, against Smyrna's 1.5%.
- Density rank: Smyrna places 441st among New York's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Smyrna runs about 832 residents per square mile, where the New York median is 1,515.
- Location: coordinates 42.6869, -75.5687 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Sherburne (4 mi); Earlville (4 mi); Hamilton (10 mi); Norwich (11 mi); New Berlin (13 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Smyrna whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Smaller communities close by: Ames (50 mi); Starrucca (55 mi); Friendsville (59 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 0 of them.
- At 100 miles: 338 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
A pre-application checklist for Smyrna
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Smyrna, home to about 203 people:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Make sure the lender appears in the New York regulator's licence list.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
None of these steps is Smyrna-specific: the same New York licensing and disclosure rules reach all 203 residents.
Inside a Smyrna personal loan
Most loans made to Smyrna's 203 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. A lender serving Smyrna's 203 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. Shortening the term on a Smyrna loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
Borrowing reach in Smyrna
At roughly 832 people per square mile, Smyrna is moderately settled; 96 larger places lie within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Smyrna's 203 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest bigger place is Sherburne, NY about 4 miles away.
How New York law applies in Smyrna
Every row below records a New York rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Smyrna lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Source says: "Notify the Department of Financial Services at (800) 342-3736 if you believe payday loans are being made in New York" | New York State Department of Financial Services as of 2026-09-16 |
| Criminal usury in the second degree (Penal Law 190.40) | Interest rate exceeding 25% per annum; class E felony Source says: "at a rate exceeding twenty-five per centum per annum or the equivalent rate for a longer or shorter period" | New York State Senate (Open Legislation) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 16% per annum maximum civil rate (Banking Law 14-a; General Obligations Law 5-501) Source says: "The maximum rate of interest provided for in section 5-501 of the general obligations law shall be sixteen per centum per annum." | New York State Senate (Open Legislation) as of 2026-09-16 |
Smyrna's place among New York's 595 places
Among New York's 595 places, Smyrna sits at 588th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Smyrna ranks 297th of 595 in New York (about the 50th percentile). By density, at about 832 people per square mile, it ranks 441st in New York. In land area, Smyrna ranks 582nd among New York's 595 places.
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Nearby places
- Earlville, NY — population 772
- Sherburne, NY — population 1,369
- Hamilton, NY — population 4,100
- Norwich, NY — population 6,685
- Madison, NY — population 312
- Morrisville, NY — population 1,328
- New Berlin, NY — population 905
- Oxford, NY — population 1,332