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Boonville is a small town of 1,880 people in Oneida County, New York. It's about 27 miles from Utica, NY and 117 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 166 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $589 a month.
1,880people
$178kTypical home
$589/moRent
77° / 26°Summer / winter
166"Snow
176Sunny days
182Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,880
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,087 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Rochester, NY
- 27 mi to Utica, NY
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,121/mo)
- Median rent $589/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 182 days a year with rain or snow
- 166" of snow a year
- 46 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (757 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to SYR airport
- 47 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,139 ft
- 109 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oneida County: R+21 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk