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Westvale is a big small town of 5,212 people in Onondaga County, New York. It's about 4 miles from Syracuse, NY and 71 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 108 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,212people
$214kTypical home
$1,108/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
108"Snow
119Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,212
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,864 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Rochester, NY
- 4 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,351/mo)
- Median rent $1,108/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 108" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SYR airport
- 7 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 505 ft
- 155 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 386 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 191 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Onondaga County: D+17 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.