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Philadelphia is a tiny town of 821 people in Jefferson County, New York. It's about 16 miles from Watertown, NY and 117 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 133 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $850 a month.
821people
$160kTypical home
$850/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
133"Snow
189Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 821
- Part of a metro area
- About 857 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Rochester, NY
- 16 mi to Watertown, NY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,011/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 133" of snow a year
- 37 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (963 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 40% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ART airport
- 75 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 492 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of New York districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+24 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- 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