
Central Square in pictures
1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Explore the history →A town of 2,163. A regional job hub with 1,358 jobs.
The 2 things Central Square does most differently from other towns.
Where Central Square’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Central Square. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Central Square for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Syracuse (16%), DeWitt (11%) and Hastings (9%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
The typical Central Square home is worth about $264,000, up 9.5% in a year, 50% below the New York typical home.
Central Square has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 128 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.
Central Square reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 57% report less.
Central Square beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| What stands out | Central Square | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.4% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 6% |
0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Goettell Community Park | — | 5 |

1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Explore the history →Village in New York, United States
Central Square is a village in Oswego County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Central Square had a population of 1,862. The village is located in the southern part of the town of Hastings on Route 49 and U.S. Route 11. It is west of Interstate 81 and northwest of Oneida Lake.
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