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West Winfield is a tiny town of 837 people in Herkimer County, New York. It's about 15 miles from Utica, NY and 124 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $679 a month.
837people
$151kTypical home
$679/moRent
77° / 26°Summer / winter
82"Snow
184Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 837
- Part of a metro area
- About 919 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Rochester, NY
- 15 mi to Utica, NY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$954/mo)
- Median rent $679/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 184 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 181 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (952 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to SYR airport
- 49 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,171 ft
- 126 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 166 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of New York districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Herkimer County: R+36 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk