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Lake Delta is a small town of 3,202 people in Oneida County, New York. It's about 18 miles from Utica, NY and 108 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 167 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $907 a month.
3,202people
$239kTypical home
$907/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
167"Snow
176Sunny days
182Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,202
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 957 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Rochester, NY
- 18 mi to Utica, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,510/mo)
- Median rent $907/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 182 days a year with rain or snow
- 167" of snow a year
- 45 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,162 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 24% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SYR airport
- 34 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 597 ft
- 124 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 191 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of New York districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oneida County: R+21 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