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Oneida is a big small town of 10,171 people in Madison County, New York. It's about 23 miles from Utica, NY and 98 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 127 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $903 a month.
10,171people
$160kTypical home
$903/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
127"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,171
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 461 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Rochester, NY
- 23 mi to Utica, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,010/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127" of snow a year
- 35 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,812 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to SYR airport
- 22 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 594 ft
- 142 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 341 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 83 bars within 25 mi
- 149 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison 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