A town of 3,546. Nearly 7.7% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Oxford does most differently from other towns.
Where Oxford’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Oxford. Another town gets a different order.
11 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Basswood State Forest | 2.4 mi | 921 |
| 2. Wiley Brook State Forest | 1.7 mi | 893 |
| 3. Lyon Brook State Forest | — | 418 |
The public schools Oxford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 85% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Academy Primary School | PK–4 | 275 | C− |
| Oxford Academy Middle School | 5–8 | 216 | C− |
| Oxford Academy High School | 9–12 | 205 | C |
Oxford beats the New York average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| What stands out | Oxford | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 7.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 6% |
Most working residents leave Oxford for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Norwich (13%), Greene (10%) and Sidney (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
Oxford has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
4 places in Oxford on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Oxford.
Town in New York, United States
Oxford is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The town contains a village also named Oxford. Oxford is an interior town in the south-central part of the county, southwest of the city of Norwich. At the 2010 census the town population was 3,901. The name derives from that of the native town of an early landowner from New England.
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6 towns share a border with Oxford.
