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Country around Russell is a rural area of about 1,149 people in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Watertown, NY and 154 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $900 a month.
1,149people
$114kTypical home
$900/moRent
78° / 26°Summer / winter
81"Snow
189Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,149 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Rochester, NY
- 52 mi to Watertown, NY
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$721/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (48 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (824 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to OGS airport
- 102 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,207 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of New York districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Lawrence County: R+18 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk