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Jordan is a small town of 1,574 people in Onondaga County, New York. It's about 17 miles from Syracuse, NY and 58 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 98 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $781 a month.
1,574people
$158kTypical home
$781/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
98"Snow
119Sunny days
175Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,574
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,352 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Rochester, NY
- 17 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (13 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 175 days a year with rain or snow
- 98" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (205 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (832 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to SYR airport
- 19 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 413 ft
- 160 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 377 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 171 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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