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Port Leyden is a tiny town of 659 people in Lewis County, New York. It's about 34 miles from Utica, NY and 118 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 173 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $703 a month.
659people
$114kTypical home
$703/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
173"Snow
176Sunny days
182Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 659
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 989 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Rochester, NY
- 34 mi to Utica, NY
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$721/mo)
- Median rent $703/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 182 days a year with rain or snow
- 173" of snow a year
- 45 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (293 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to ART airport
- 51 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of New York districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+44 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk