Fort Drum, NY vs Oswego, NY

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

MetricFort Drum, NYOswego, NY
Population16,06517,033
Median Household Income$62,291$53,172
Median Rent$1,622/mo$1,109/mo
Median Home Value—$120,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)8896
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income54%57.4%
Poverty Rate11.7%20.6%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k28*305
Property Crime Rate /100k183*2,096
Median AQI3434
Good AQI Days /yr336319
Summer Highs78°F78°F
Winter Lows14°F22°F
Snowfall116 in/yr140 in/yr
Avg Commute11.1 min18.5 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher—12.6
College Degree Rate34.8%26.1%
Foreign-Born %8.7%2.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+0.6%

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.