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Sidney is a small town of 3,931 people in Delaware County, New York. It's about 30 miles from Binghamton, NY and 127 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $902 a month.
3,931people
$121kTypical home
$902/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
77"Snow
184Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,931
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,652 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Rochester, NY
- 30 mi to Binghamton, NY
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$761/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 32 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 (158 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (832 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to BGM airport
- 66 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,004 ft
- 101 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: R+20 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk