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Central Square is a small town of 2,163 people in Oswego County, New York. It's about 17 miles from Syracuse, NY and 75 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 124 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $908 a month.
2,163people
$196kTypical home
$908/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
124"Snow
119Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,163
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,135 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Rochester, NY
- 17 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,236/mo)
- Median rent $908/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (13 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (835 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SYR airport
- 12 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 400 ft
- 138 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 377 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 182 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 124 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oswego County: R+24 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