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Country around Old Forge is a rural area of about 1,055 people in Herkimer County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Utica, NY and 135 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 $355k and rent runs about $994 a month.
1,055people
$355kTypical home
$994/moRent
75° / 26°Summer / winter
158"Snow
176Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,055 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Rochester, NY
- 40 mi to Utica, NY
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $355k (≈$2,240/mo)
- Median rent $994/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 158" of snow a year
- 46 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (952 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 14% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to ART airport
- 66 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,686 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 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
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New York districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Herkimer County: R+36 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.