Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Deerfield

A town of 3,933 people in Oneida County, New York
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Deerfield

What’s happening this week

All posts →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Deerfield.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Deerfield

Explore places →

Outdoors in Deerfield

Parks & trails →
Conserved land1.2%244 of 21,014 acres
Trails1.0 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves062 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

Know a trail or park that’s missing? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

3

Know Deerfield

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Deerfield

Town in New York, United States
3,983Population
33.1 sq miArea
1,014 ftElevation

Deerfield is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 4,273 at the 2010 census. The Town of Deerfield is on the eastern border of the county and northeast of the City of Utica.

Official town website ↗

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

Living in Deerfield

Health in Deerfield

C+

Health Grade C+

Healthier than 44% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with New York

12worse than NY

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

Care nearby

Wynn HospitalUtica · 8.7 mi · ER
Upstate Family Health CenterUtica · 7.9 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 13502, 13304, 13431 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Deerfield →

Schools in Deerfield

All Deerfield schools →
B+

School Grade B+

The public schools Deerfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 73% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#120Best public schoolsof 484 in NY
DistrictWHITESBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools1

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.

Famous people from DeerfieldWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Deerfield.Meet them →

How things work in Deerfield

All explainers →
You’re browsing

Deerfield

New York · NY · Oneida County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Deerfield is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01