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Frankfort is a small town of 2,503 people in Herkimer County, New York. It's about 9 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 105 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $874 a month.
2,503people
$128kTypical home
$874/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
105"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,503
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,468 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Rochester, NY
- 9 mi to Utica, NY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$808/mo)
- Median rent $874/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 2.9% 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
- 105" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k)
- Low property crime (947 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to SYR airport
- 52 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 417 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 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
- 35 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
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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