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Living in Whitesboro, NY

Whitesboro is a small town of 3,633 people in Oneida County, New York. It's about 4 miles from Utica, NY and 117 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 141 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $924 a month.

3,633people
$161kTypical home
$924/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
141"Snow
176Sunny days
179Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 3,633
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 3,460 people per sq mi
  • 117 mi to Rochester, NY
  • 4 mi to Utica, NY
  • 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $161k (≈$1,013/mo)
  • Median rent $924/mo
  • Median household income $46k
  • Property tax about 2.1% of value
  • 5.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 81°F
  • Winter highs around 31°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
  • 179 days a year with rain or snow
  • 141" of snow a year
  • 40 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 (62 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (830 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 31
  • 29% of households have kids
  • 13% are 65 or older
  • 22% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 2% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 17 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 41 mi to SYR airport
  • 41 mi to SYR (major hub)
  • 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 52% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1951
  • 85% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 466 ft
  • 133 mi to the ocean
  • 23 mi to a big lake
  • Trailhead in town
  • 4 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 17 mi to the nearest campground
  • 44 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 210 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 44 bars within 25 mi
  • 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 25 museums within 25 mi
  • 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 29 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 49% of New York districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 2 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 2 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

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