Living in Clark Mills, NY
Clark Mills is a small town of 1,591 people in Oneida County, New York. It's about 8 miles from Utica, NY and 113 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 135 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,591people
$183kTypical home
$1,532/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
135"Snow
176Sunny days
177Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,591
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,066 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Rochester, NY
- 8 mi to Utica, NY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,151/mo)
- Median rent $1,532/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 177 days a year with rain or snow
- 135" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,162 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 16% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to SYR airport
- 37 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 554 ft
- 136 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 207 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.