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East Frankfort is a tiny town of 571 people in Herkimer County, New York. It's about 10 miles from Utica, NY and 129 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 102 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $963 a month.
571people
$110kTypical home
$963/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
102"Snow
176Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 571
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 721 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Rochester, NY
- 10 mi to Utica, NY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $963/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 102" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 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 70
- 16% of households have kids
- 46% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to SYR airport
- 53 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 495 ft
- 131 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 194 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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