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Hamilton is a small town of 4,370 people in Madison County, New York. It's about 25 miles from Utica, NY and 107 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,370people
$264kTypical home
$1,245/moRent
80° / 30°Summer / winter
81"Snow
184Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,370
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,752 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Rochester, NY
- 25 mi to Utica, NY
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,666/mo)
- Median rent $1,245/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 184 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 181 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (26 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (224 per 100k)
People
- Median age 20
- 20% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 67% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 52% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SYR airport
- 34 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,116 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Madison County: R+13 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