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Evans Mills is a tiny town of 653 people in Jefferson County, New York. It's about 9 miles from Watertown, NY and 110 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 134 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $957 a month.
653people
$181kTypical home
$957/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
134"Snow
189Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 653
- Part of a metro area
- About 799 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Rochester, NY
- 9 mi to Watertown, NY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,138/mo)
- Median rent $957/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 134" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (963 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ART airport
- 69 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 440 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+24 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.