Otsego County, New York

Otsego County has a population of 60,108 and has grown 3.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $179,100, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $68,885.

Home price
$179,100
Income
$68,885
Population
60,108
Unemployment
6.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$179,100county
Median gross rent$987county
Median year homes here were built1954county
Share of homes built before 198069.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,549county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,228county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$965county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,472county
Home insurance / yr$1,683(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living125.1(statewide)
Median household income$68,885county
Family health premium / yr$27,188(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,361(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.166(statewide)
Poverty rate12.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.7%county
Unemployment rate6.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.5%county
Share of workers employed by government20.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry34.3%county
Economic output per resident$58,533county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.70%county
Top state income tax10.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.54%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service53 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport24496county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station38 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.3%county
Traffic deaths15.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher34.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.9%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment6216county
Students per full-time teacher10.2county
Free lunch eligible41.9%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution7.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians138county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter6.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population60,108county
Land area in square miles1,002county
People per square mile of land60.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores12county
Convenience stores8county
Share living far from a food store7.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.7%county
Population change since 2020+3.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age39.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.5%county
Share of households that are one person31.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.1%county
Second languages6.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls31.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents185county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in1,332county
Households that moved away1,434county
Average income of arriving households$59,044county
Average income of departing households$64,089county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year125county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate380(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature44.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.5 incounty
Annual snowfall84.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing166 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days155 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 8county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.8¢county
Household electricity use680 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity15.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas21.8%county
Homes heated by propane17.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil31.3%county
Homes heated by wood11.0%county
Households with broadband87.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk85.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk77.6county
Hail risk32.0county
Earthquake risk47.3county
Tornado risk46.3county
Tropical cyclone risk64.6county
Extreme heat risk19.0county
Winter weather risk70.5county
Strong wind risk54.0county
Wildfire risk25.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Otsego County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New York figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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