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Felts Mills is a tiny town of 402 people in Jefferson County, New York. It's about 7 miles from Watertown, NY and 109 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 139 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
402people
$172kTypical home
$1,190/moRent
79° / 28°Summer / winter
139"Snow
189Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 402
- Part of a metro area
- About 686 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Rochester, NY
- 7 mi to Watertown, NY
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,082/mo)
- Median rent $1,190/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 139" of snow a year
- 37 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 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 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ART airport
- 65 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 643 ft
- 86 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 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
- 10 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.