Fort Drum, NY vs Watertown, NY

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

MetricFort Drum, NYWatertown, NY
Population16,06524,375
Median Household Income$62,291$51,753
Median Rent$1,622/mo$967/mo
Median Home Value—$158,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)8888
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income54%42.2%
Poverty Rate11.7%20.1%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k28*652
Property Crime Rate /100k183*4,069
Median AQI3434
Good AQI Days /yr336336
Summer Highs78°F78°F
Winter Lows14°F14°F
Snowfall116 in/yr116 in/yr
Avg Commute11.1 min16.3 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher—13.6
College Degree Rate34.8%26.6%
Foreign-Born %8.7%4.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—-4.7%

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.