A town of 4,487, settled in 1835. A typical home worth about $233K.
The 3 things Canastota does most differently from other towns.
Where Canastota’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Canastota. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Canastota home is worth about $233,000, up 6.1% in a year, 56% below the New York typical home.
1.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
Canastota beats the New York average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| What stands out | Canastota | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.7% | 17.2% |
| More adults with obesity | 38.3% | 28.8% |
Most working residents leave Canastota for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Lenox (16%), Syracuse (9%) and Oneida (8%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Canastota reports less crime per resident than 74% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New York has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Canastota sits closer to the middle.
Canastota has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 128 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 33% of U.S. communities.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
5 notable people were born in Canastota.
Village in New York, United States
Canastota is a village within the town of Lenox in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 4,556 at the 2020 census, down from 4,804 in 2010. The village was incorporated in 1835, but was reorganized in 1870. Located along the banks of the Erie Canal, which was completed through the Mohawk River valley by 1825, Canastota was a vibrant trading and commercial town during the mid-nineteenth century for a wide agricultural area and an important stop between the cities of Rome and Syracuse. Although the section of the canal running through the village was abandoned by the 1920s, much of the section remains intact and is now part of the Old Erie Canal State Historic Park. The …
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