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Thousand Island Park is a tiny town of 222 people in Jefferson County, New York. It's about 22 miles from Watertown, NY and 111 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 131 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $377k and rent runs about $1k a month.
222people
$377kTypical home
$1,213/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
131"Snow
205Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 222
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 747 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Rochester, NY
- 22 mi to Watertown, NY
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,375/mo)
- Median rent $1,213/mo
- Median household income $128k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (55 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 131" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (963 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ART airport
- 81 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 272 ft
- 81 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+24 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low 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.