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New York Mills is a small town of 3,856 people in Oneida County, New York. It's about 3 miles from Utica, NY and 117 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 137 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $909 a month.
3,856people
$208kTypical home
$909/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
137"Snow
176Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,856
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,268 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Rochester, NY
- 3 mi to Utica, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,310/mo)
- Median rent $909/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 179 days a year with rain or snow
- 137" of snow a year
- 39 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,182 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SYR airport
- 41 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 134 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 205 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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