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Ogdensburg is a big small town of 9,455 people in St. Lawrence County, New York. It's about 55 miles from Watertown, NY and 151 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $778 a month.
9,455people
$85kTypical home
$778/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
82"Snow
189Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,455
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,908 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Rochester, NY
- 55 mi to Watertown, NY
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$539/mo)
- Median rent $778/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 3.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (48 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (404 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,394 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to OGS airport
- 115 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 289 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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