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Vernon is a small town of 1,238 people in Oneida County, New York. It's about 16 miles from Utica, NY and 105 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 135 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $921 a month.
1,238people
$184kTypical home
$921/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
135"Snow
176Sunny days
182Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,238
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,309 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Rochester, NY
- 16 mi to Utica, NY
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,162/mo)
- Median rent $921/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 182 days a year with rain or snow
- 135" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (769 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 20% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SYR airport
- 29 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 637 ft
- 139 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 212 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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