Fort Drum, NY vs Fulton, NY

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricFort Drum, NYFulton, NY
Population16,06511,272
Median Household Income$62,291$52,046
Median Rent$1,622/mo$887/mo
Median Home Value—$101,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)8896
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income54%50.7%
Poverty Rate11.7%23.5%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k28*223
Property Crime Rate /100k183*875
Median AQI3434
Good AQI Days /yr336319
Summer Highs78°F80°F
Winter Lows14°F18°F
Snowfall116 in/yr159 in/yr
Avg Commute11.1 min21.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher—12
College Degree Rate34.8%16.4%
Foreign-Born %8.7%1.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—-1.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Fort Drum (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.