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Sandy Creek is a tiny town of 638 people in Oswego County, New York. It's about 24 miles from Watertown, NY and 84 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 168 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $668 a month.
638people
$106kTypical home
$668/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
168"Snow
119Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 638
- Part of a metro area
- About 473 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Rochester, NY
- 24 mi to Watertown, NY
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$668/mo)
- Median rent $668/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 168" of snow a year
- 41 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 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 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ART airport
- 37 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 502 ft
- 116 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 108 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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