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Marcellus is a small town of 1,894 people in Onondaga County, New York. It's about 11 miles from Syracuse, NY and 66 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 102 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,894people
$226kTypical home
$1,081/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
102"Snow
185Sunny days
182Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,894
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,964 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Rochester, NY
- 11 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,423/mo)
- Median rent $1,081/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 182 days a year with rain or snow
- 102" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (760 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 18% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SYR airport
- 15 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 686 ft
- 161 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 380 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 99 bars within 25 mi
- 186 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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