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Solvay is a big small town of 6,544 people in Onondaga County, New York. It's about 4 miles from Syracuse, NY and 71 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 110 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $946 a month.
6,544people
$150kTypical home
$946/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
110"Snow
119Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,544
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,050 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Rochester, NY
- 4 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$946/mo)
- Median rent $946/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 110" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,083 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SYR airport
- 7 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 153 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 386 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 191 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 111 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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