Fort Drum, NY vs Rome, NY

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

MetricFort Drum, NYRome, NY
Population16,06531,795
Median Household Income$62,291$59,925
Median Rent$1,622/mo$909/mo
Median Home Value—$154,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)8893
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income54%42.8%
Poverty Rate11.7%18.1%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k28*219
Property Crime Rate /100k183*1,387
Median AQI3427
Good AQI Days /yr336298
Summer Highs78°F79°F
Winter Lows14°F16°F
Snowfall116 in/yr151 in/yr
Avg Commute11.1 min18 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher—11.3
College Degree Rate34.8%20.8%
Foreign-Born %8.7%3.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—-1.4%

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.