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Alexandria Bay is a small town of 1,212 people in Jefferson County, New York. It's about 25 miles from Watertown, NY and 117 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 123 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $625 a month.
1,212people
$154kTypical home
$625/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
123"Snow
189Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,212
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,618 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Rochester, NY
- 25 mi to Watertown, NY
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$972/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (48 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 123" of snow a year
- 35 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k)
People
- Median age 59
- 24% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ART airport
- 85 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 240 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+24 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk