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Canastota is a small town of 4,487 people in Madison County, New York. It's about 20 miles from Syracuse, NY and 94 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 136 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $930 a month.
4,487people
$145kTypical home
$930/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
136"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,487
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,343 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Rochester, NY
- 20 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$913/mo)
- Median rent $930/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136" of snow a year
- 37 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (429 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SYR airport
- 18 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 423 ft
- 142 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 393 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 185 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 119 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+13 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