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Rome is a small city of 31,795 people in Oneida County, New York. It's about 16 miles from Utica, NY and 107 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 167 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $909 a month.
31,795people
$154kTypical home
$909/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
167"Snow
176Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,795
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 425 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Rochester, NY
- 16 mi to Utica, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$974/mo)
- Median rent $909/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 178 days a year with rain or snow
- 167" of snow a year
- 44 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (216 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,356 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SYR airport
- 32 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 463 ft
- 128 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 194 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oneida County: R+21 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