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South Ilion is a tiny town of 195 people in Herkimer County, New York. It's about 11 miles from Utica, NY and 130 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 99 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $823 a month.
195people
$79kTypical home
$823/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
99"Snow
184Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 195
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 444 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Rochester, NY
- 11 mi to Utica, NY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$496/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 4.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 99" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (952 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to SYR airport
- 54 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 742 ft
- 129 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Herkimer County: R+36 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.