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Country around Harrisville is a rural area of about 2,236 people in Lewis County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Watertown, NY and 134 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 128 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $872 a month.
2,236people
$118kTypical home
$872/moRent
79° / 28°Summer / winter
128"Snow
189Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,236 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Rochester, NY
- 32 mi to Watertown, NY
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$745/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (48 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 128" of snow a year
- 37 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (293 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to ART airport
- 82 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 929 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of New York districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+44 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk