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Sylvan Beach is a tiny town of 881 people in Oneida County, New York. It's about 24 miles from Syracuse, NY and 96 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 149 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $1k a month.
881people
$180kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
149"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 881
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,282 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Rochester, NY
- 24 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,136/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149" of snow a year
- 39 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 (174 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,162 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 16% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SYR airport
- 20 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 390 ft
- 134 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 343 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 148 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of New York districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 111 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oneida County: R+21 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