Living in Manlius, NY
Manlius is a small town of 4,644 people in Onondaga County, New York. It's about 9 miles from Syracuse, NY and 83 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 118 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,644people
$263kTypical home
$1,072/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
118"Snow
176Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,644
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,550 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Rochester, NY
- 9 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,660/mo)
- Median rent $1,072/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 3.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 118" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,086 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SYR airport
- 10 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 568 ft
- 152 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 366 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 84 bars within 25 mi
- 174 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 118 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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