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Brewerton is a small town of 4,330 people in Onondaga County, New York. It's about 13 miles from Syracuse, NY and 74 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 119 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,330people
$196kTypical home
$1,108/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
119"Snow
119Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,330
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,368 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Rochester, NY
- 13 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,233/mo)
- Median rent $1,108/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (13 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 119" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SYR airport
- 9 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 420 ft
- 141 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 381 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 182 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 121 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Onondaga County: D+17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.