Fort Drum, NY vs Oneida, NY

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

MetricFort Drum, NYOneida, NY
Population16,06510,171
Median Household Income$62,291$61,597
Median Rent$1,622/mo$903/mo
Median Home Value—$160,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)8896
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income54%44.8%
Poverty Rate11.7%14.3%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k28*330
Property Crime Rate /100k183*3,279
Median AQI34—
Good AQI Days /yr336—
Summer Highs78°F78°F
Winter Lows14°F17°F
Snowfall116 in/yr151 in/yr
Avg Commute11.1 min19.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher—13.3
College Degree Rate34.8%25.3%
Foreign-Born %8.7%1.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—-3.1%

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.