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SUNY Oswego is a small town of 3,564 people in Oswego County, New York. It's about 35 miles from Syracuse, NY and 58 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 140 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $967 a month.
3,564people
$152kTypical home
$967/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
140"Snow
119Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,564
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 10,576 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Rochester, NY
- 35 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$957/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 21.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (13 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 140" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (504 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 4% of households have kids
- 2% are 65 or older
- 90% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 86% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 43% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SYR airport
- 32 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 11% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 262 ft
- 140 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 119 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Oswego County: R+24 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.