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Herkimer is a big small town of 7,566 people in Herkimer County, New York. It's about 13 miles from Utica, NY and 133 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 102 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $821 a month.
7,566people
$133kTypical home
$821/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
102"Snow
186Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,566
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,923 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Rochester, NY
- 13 mi to Utica, NY
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$840/mo)
- Median rent $821/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1119 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,251 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to SYR airport
- 56 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 407 ft
- 130 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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