Brewertonhousing3, 2006
Brewerton’s story
198 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2006.
- 1828Brewerton is settled
BrewertonNY
Population
4,330
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$336K
+6.6% in a year
Household income
$83K
median
Median age
34.3
years
Jobs based here
804
A commuter town
Is Brewerton a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Plank Road Park, at 21 acres. We don’t grade Brewerton yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Brewerton stand out
Where Brewerton beats most towns.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Brewerton for work
Where Brewerton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
804jobs based in Brewerton
3%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Nearby attractions
All 41 attractions →JMA Wireless Dome and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brewerton. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
10 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
11 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank Stadium
15 mi State parkGreen Lakes State Park
13 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
35 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alliance Bank Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain
Getting set up
Moving to Brewerton: who provides what
Brewerton is unincorporated, so Onondaga County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerNational Grid19.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOcwa water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesOnondaga CountyOnondaga County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereOnondaga County Board of ElectionsOnondaga County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes13029, 1303613029 80% · 13036 20%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brewerton.
Housing
Homes in Brewerton are worth about $336K, by Zillow’s estimate
Values rose 6.6% in the 12 months to September 2026. 76% of Brewerton households live in a home they own, close to both New York’s towns (75%) and U.S. towns (73%).
$336KZillow home value
Typical home value
Brewerton$336K
New York$525K
+6.6%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commute
Brewerton has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
In Brewerton, the mean commuting time is 21 minutes, below both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). For most workers, Brewerton is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Just over a fifth of residents live below the poverty line here. Jobs here fell by 139 from 2013 to 2023, to 804.
3%work in town
| Brewerton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Brewerton3%
Syracuse22%
Cicero11%
DeWitt11%
Clay8%
12 mi
median commute distance
804
jobs based in Brewerton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Who lives here
More children than New York overall
Children under 18 are a third of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 10% of residents (18% statewide). Brewerton’s median age comes in at 34.3 years. Four-year graduates: 38% of adults 25 and older here, 40% across New York.
34.3median age · NY 39.8
| Brewerton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 10% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 34.3 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 32% | 29% |
BrewertonNew YorkUnited States
Ages · share of residents
21%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma7%
High school20%
Some college15%
Associate’s20%
Bachelor’s22%
Graduate16%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.5 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Brewerton | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.9% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.1% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.3% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19.7% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.6% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,300, single groups can be off by several points
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Brewerton’s year
The peak summer temperature for Brewerton comes to 81°F.
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, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Brewerton is
Brewerton: 17% of adults binge drink. Of 32 CDC measures, Brewerton beats the New York average on 7 and trails it on 8.
| Brewerton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.2% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
32 measures vs. New York
7 better17 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Brewerton | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.4% | 17.2% |
| More adults with depression | 23.1% | 17.5% |
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center
12.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
2.9% of Brewerton is conserved land
There are 0.1 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves.
2.9%conserved
2.9%
conserved · 62 of 2,121 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Plank Road Park | — | 21 |
| 2. Lighthouse Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
| 3. Riverfront Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Brewerton: inland flooding
Brewerton’s risk rating from FEMA is 53 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 84% come from inland flooding.
53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Brewerton
17pages on Brewerton
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Brewerton
Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Liverpool7.2 mi$18,768 tuitionPomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse HospitalCommunity college · Private nonprofit · East Syracuse10.1 mi$21,213 tuitionUpstate Medical UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Syracuse13.2 mi
About 4 of every 100 Brewerton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Famous people from Brewerton
3 notable people were born in Brewerton.
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About Brewerton
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Brewerton is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Cicero in Onondaga County and the town of Hastings in Oswego County in the U.S. state of New York and a northern suburb of the city of Syracuse. It lies at the west end of Oneida Lake at its outlet into the Oneida River. The population was 4,549 at the 2020 census. Maps of the 19th century indicate that this area was once known as Fort Brewerton, while Brewerton meant the Cicero portion.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 384 ft
- ZIP code
- 13029
Brewerton’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Brewerton.
ClayCiceroHastingsWest MonroeBrewerton
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewerton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clay | #302 | B | C | — | C+ | A− |
| Cicero | #289 | B | C+ | B+ | C+ | A− |
| Hastings | #554 | C | B− | — | C+ | B− |
| West Monroe | #525 | C | B | — | C+ | B− |
Clay, Hastings and West Monroe report no FBI crime data of their own. Brewerton isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Brewerton with a neighbor →
Questions about Brewerton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brewerton, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Brewerton yet; the figures below are still real.
What is Brewerton, NY known for?
3 notable people were born here, including Eastwood Lane and James A. Johnson.