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Massena is a big small town of 10,238 people in St. Lawrence County, New York. It's about 83 miles from Watertown, NY and 182 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $722 a month.
10,238people
$94kTypical home
$722/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
80"Snow
176Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,238
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,260 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Rochester, NY
- 83 mi to Watertown, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$595/mo)
- Median rent $722/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 3.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,579 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MSS airport
- 139 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 230 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 71 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Lawrence County: R+18 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk