Living in Weedsport, NY
Weedsport is a small town of 1,954 people in Cayuga County, New York. It's about 21 miles from Syracuse, NY and 54 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 103 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,954people
$167kTypical home
$1,156/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
103"Snow
119Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,954
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,002 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Rochester, NY
- 21 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,052/mo)
- Median rent $1,156/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (13 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 103" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (467 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SYR airport
- 23 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 440 ft
- 163 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 342 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 144 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cayuga County: R+13 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