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Sherburne is a small town of 1,422 people in Chenango County, New York. It's about 32 miles from Utica, NY and 112 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $793 a month.
1,422people
$140kTypical home
$793/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
77"Snow
184Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,422
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 936 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Rochester, NY
- 32 mi to Utica, NY
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$880/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 184 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 181 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (217 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to BGM airport
- 43 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 124 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chenango County: R+27 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk