CalciumNY
A town of 2,935, settled in 1911.
Is Calcium a good place to live?
Calcium’s median age is 24.9 years, below both New York’s towns (43 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 759 in New York we compare has a lower share of households owning their home than Calcium. We don’t grade Calcium yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to Calcium: who provides what
Calcium is unincorporated, so Jefferson County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Calcium.
Calcium’s typical home value is about $229K
The typical Calcium home is worth about $229,000, up 7.7% in a year, 56% below the New York typical home. At $1,347 a month, Calcium’s median rent is against $1,101 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Calcium
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Calcium has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Calcium has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Calcium’s July high is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Calcium’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Calcium for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Calcium is 17 minutes. Since 2013, Calcium has added 124 jobs, to 695 in 2023.
| Calcium | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Calcium stands out in New York and nationally, with more of its adults who binge drink
24% of adults binge drink in Calcium. Calcium beats the New York average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 44% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Calcium.
| Calcium | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 5.4% | 11% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Calcium | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.1% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 2.7% | 6.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 24.3% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Calcium
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Calcium
About 11 of every 100 Calcium residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Calcium
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Calcium is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 3,573 as of the 2020 census. The CDP is in the town of Le Ray and includes the hamlets of Calcium and Sanfords Four Corners. The town was renamed Calcium in 1911 at the request of local inventor Madison Cooper after the calcium chloride used in his patented refrigeration plants. Historic landmarks include the stone house at the intersection of State Route 342 and County Route 138 that once served as the post office for the area, and the Calcium Community Church at the same intersection. The church was built in 1853 by a group of at least three different denominations, including Method…
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- Area
- 5.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 469 ft
- ZIP code
- 13616
Calcium’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Calcium.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fort Drum | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pamelia | #375 | B− | A− | — | C+ | B− |
| Le Ray | #622 | C− | C− | — | C+ | B+ |
Pamelia and Le Ray report no FBI crime data of their own. Calcium and Fort Drum aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Calcium with a neighbor →
Questions about Calcium
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Calcium, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Calcium yet; the figures below are still real.