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Meridian is a tiny town of 220 people in Cayuga County, New York. It's about 22 miles from Syracuse, NY and 54 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 112 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $967 a month.
220people
$143kTypical home
$967/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
112"Snow
119Sunny days
175Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 220
- Part of a metro area
- About 318 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Rochester, NY
- 22 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$903/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (13 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 175 days a year with rain or snow
- 112" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (575 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to SYR airport
- 22 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1940
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 427 ft
- 156 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 385 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 115 bars within 25 mi
- 171 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of New York districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cayuga County: R+13 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