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Calcium is a small town of 2,935 people in Jefferson County, New York. It's about 6 miles from Watertown, NY and 107 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 127 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,935people
$203kTypical home
$1,347/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
127"Snow
189Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,935
- Part of a metro area
- About 523 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Rochester, NY
- 6 mi to Watertown, NY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,283/mo)
- Median rent $1,347/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 12.0% 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
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 127" of snow a year
- 35 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (963 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 24% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ART airport
- 66 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 515 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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