Living in Marcy, NY
Marcy is a tiny town of 697 people in Oneida County, New York. It's about 3 miles from Utica, NY and 119 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 143 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $1k a month.
697people
$222kTypical home
$1,205/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
143"Snow
176Sunny days
182Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 697
- Part of a metro area
- About 406 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Rochester, NY
- 3 mi to Utica, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,401/mo)
- Median rent $1,205/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 143" of snow a year
- 40 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 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 50
- 14% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to SYR airport
- 43 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 417 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 196 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.