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Mexico is a small town of 2,241 people in Oswego County, New York. It's about 30 miles from Syracuse, NY and 73 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 151 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $893 a month.
2,241people
$167kTypical home
$893/moRent
80° / 30°Summer / winter
151"Snow
119Sunny days
181Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,241
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,045 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Rochester, NY
- 30 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,054/mo)
- Median rent $893/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (13 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 181 days a year with rain or snow
- 151" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (504 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SYR airport
- 25 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 364 ft
- 130 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 162 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 121 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oswego County: R+24 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