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Country around Forestport is a rural area of about 1,280 people in Oneida County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Utica, NY and 134 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 158 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $640 a month.
1,280people
$176kTypical home
$640/moRent
75° / 26°Summer / winter
158"Snow
186Sunny days
175Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,280 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Rochester, NY
- 32 mi to Utica, NY
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,112/mo)
- Median rent $640/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 175 days a year with rain or snow
- 158" of snow a year
- 47 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 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 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to ART airport
- 63 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,923 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of New York districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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