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Washington Mills is a small town of 2,112 people in Oneida County, New York. It's about 4 miles from Utica, NY and 118 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 111 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,112people
$231kTypical home
$1,149/moRent
80° / 30°Summer / winter
111"Snow
176Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,112
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,124 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Rochester, NY
- 4 mi to Utica, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,459/mo)
- Median rent $1,149/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 178 days a year with rain or snow
- 111" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 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 42
- 20% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to SYR airport
- 42 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 138 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 202 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.