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Oneonta is a small city of 15,045 people in Otsego County, New York. It's about 45 miles from Utica, NY and 131 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,045people
$184kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
83"Snow
184Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,045
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,450 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Hartford, CT
- 45 mi to Utica, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,161/mo)
- Median rent $1,021/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 184 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 181 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k)
- Low property crime (984 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 23% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 38% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to BGM airport
- 67 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,152 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Otsego County: R+8 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk