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Country around Georgetown is a rural area of about 840 people in Madison County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Syracuse, NY and 98 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 90 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $797 a month.
840people
$112kTypical home
$797/moRent
77° / 27°Summer / winter
90"Snow
184Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 840 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Rochester, NY
- 28 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$707/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 90" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (625 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to SYR airport
- 30 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,890 ft
- 136 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of New York districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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