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Cazenovia is a small town of 2,753 people in Madison County, New York. It's about 17 miles from Syracuse, NY and 91 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 113 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,753people
$295kTypical home
$1,240/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
113"Snow
184Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,753
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,459 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Rochester, NY
- 17 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,862/mo)
- Median rent $1,240/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 184 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 181 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (33 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (519 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 33% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SYR airport
- 18 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,224 ft
- 148 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 320 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 83 bars within 25 mi
- 169 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 121 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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