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Fabius is a tiny town of 350 people in Onondaga County, New York. It's about 16 miles from Syracuse, NY and 86 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 118 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $933 a month.
350people
$156kTypical home
$933/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
118"Snow
184Sunny days
192Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 350
- Part of a metro area
- About 822 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Rochester, NY
- 16 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$986/mo)
- Median rent $933/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 184 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 181 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 192 days a year with rain or snow
- 118" of snow a year
- 37 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SYR airport
- 20 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,280 ft
- 148 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 343 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 95 bars within 25 mi
- 182 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of New York districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Onondaga County: D+17 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk