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Camden is a small town of 2,695 people in Oneida County, New York. It's about 29 miles from Syracuse, NY and 95 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 154 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $748 a month.
2,695people
$178kTypical home
$748/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
154"Snow
176Sunny days
172Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,695
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,106 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Rochester, NY
- 29 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,120/mo)
- Median rent $748/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 172 days a year with rain or snow
- 154" of snow a year
- 40 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k)
- Low property crime (924 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SYR airport
- 24 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 525 ft
- 126 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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