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Parish is a tiny town of 601 people in Oswego County, New York. It's about 25 miles from Syracuse, NY and 77 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 149 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $874 a month.
601people
$129kTypical home
$874/moRent
80° / 30°Summer / winter
149"Snow
119Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 601
- Part of a metro area
- About 382 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Rochester, NY
- 25 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$815/mo)
- Median rent $874/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 149" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (504 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SYR airport
- 20 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 486 ft
- 130 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 234 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 88 bars within 25 mi
- 108 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of New York districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 118 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.