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Watertown is a small city of 24,375 people in Jefferson County, New York. It's part of the Watertown, NY area. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 119 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $967 a month.
24,375people
$159kTypical home
$967/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
119"Snow
176Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,375
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,699 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Rochester, NY
- In the Watertown, NY area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 167 days a year with rain or snow
- 119" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (516 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,714 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ART airport
- 60 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 482 ft
- 92 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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