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Seneca Knolls is a small town of 2,001 people in Onondaga County, New York. It's about 9 miles from Syracuse, NY and 67 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $940 a month.
2,001people
$146kTypical home
$940/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
87"Snow
119Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,001
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,579 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Rochester, NY
- 9 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$921/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (13 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 17% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SYR airport
- 9 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 417 ft
- 152 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 392 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 118 bars within 25 mi
- 196 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 111 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Onondaga County: D+17 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.