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Carthage is a small town of 3,510 people in Jefferson County, New York. It's about 15 miles from Watertown, NY and 115 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 171 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $913 a month.
3,510people
$131kTypical home
$913/moRent
79° / 28°Summer / winter
171"Snow
176Sunny days
190Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,510
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,447 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Rochester, NY
- 15 mi to Watertown, NY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$827/mo)
- Median rent $913/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 190 days a year with rain or snow
- 171" of snow a year
- 42 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (749 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ART airport
- 65 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 791 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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