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Oswego is a small city of 17,033 people in Oswego County, New York. It's about 34 miles from Syracuse, NY and 59 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 140 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,033people
$121kTypical home
$1,109/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
140"Snow
119Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,033
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,237 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Rochester, NY
- 34 mi to Syracuse, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$761/mo)
- Median rent $1,109/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 140" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (246 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,919 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to SYR airport
- 31 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 302 ft
- 139 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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