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Central SquareNY

A town of 2,163. A regional job hub with 1,358 jobs.

Population
2,163
+0.8% since 2010
Typical home
$264K
+9.5% in a year
Household income
$70K
median
Median age
43.3
years
Jobs based here
1,358
A job hub

What makes Central Square stand out

The 2 things Central Square does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A job hub

Every workday, about 1,304 people come to Central Square for work

Where Central Square’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

16% → Syracuse Syracuse 16% 11% → DeWitt DeWitt 11% 9% → Hastings Hastings 9% 7% → Cicero Cicero 7% 7% → Clay Clay 7% 5% → Salina Salina 5% Central Square · 7% stay
1,358jobs based in Central Square
7%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Central Square

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.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Central Square7%
Syracuse16%
DeWitt11%
Hastings9%
Cicero7%
16 mi
median commute distance
1,358
jobs based in Central Square
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Central Square home is worth about $264K

The typical Central Square home is worth about $264,000, up 9.5% in a year, 50% below the New York typical home.

$264KZillow home value

Typical home value

Central Square$264K
New York$527K
+9.5%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

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.

128″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–33°
Spring35–55°
Summer58–79°
Fall41–60°
Oct 11
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.

37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
37Low riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
3
paid flood claims since 1993
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 43% of U.S. towns

Central Square reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 57% report less.

C+Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Central Square0
New York3.7
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Central Square11.9
New York15.7
U.S.15.5
43rd
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
30th
percentile among NY towns
0
violent crimes reported in 2025
22
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Health

Healthier than 44% of U.S. towns

Central Square beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. New York
4 better18 too close to call10 worse
What stands outCentral SquareNY
Fewer uninsured adults5.7%7.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity13.4%17.2%
More adults with COPD8.9%6%
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center
16 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
25th
percentile among NY towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

3.4% of Central Square is conserved land

0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

3.4%conserved
3.4%
conserved · 41 of 1,212 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Goettell Community Park—5
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
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1867 · Hastings (Village); Hastings Business Directory.; Bernhards Bay Business Directory.; Bernhards Bay (Village); Fort Brew… · Wikimedia Commons
Central Square’s story

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1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Central Square

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.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,862
Area
1.9 sq mi
Elevation
449 ft
ZIP code
13036

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