Massena, NY vs Fort Drum, NY

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

MetricMassena, NYFort Drum, NY
Population10,23816,065
Median Household Income$51,458$62,291
Median Rent$722/mo$1,622/mo
Median Home Value$94,400—
Cost of Living (US = 100)—88
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.9%54%
Poverty Rate24.3%11.7%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k24228*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,802183*
Median AQI—34
Good AQI Days /yr—336
Summer Highs79°F78°F
Winter Lows10°F14°F
Snowfall75 in/yr116 in/yr
Avg Commute17.9 min11.1 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher13.1—
College Degree Rate25.1%34.8%
Foreign-Born %4.8%8.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-3.7%—

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.