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Deerfield gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $231K for a typical one, or 3.3 years of the Utica metro’s $70K median household income. It grades A− overall, 144th of 745 graded towns in New York. On the plus side, the median household earns $101K. Only 23 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on hazard risk. Deerfield's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. On history, just 17 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse.
Where Deerfield beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Deerfield is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,048 in 1800, a low of 706 in 1920, 4,273 in 2010. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2018 and 5 maps from 1898 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Deerfield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Deerfield.
Deerfield gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and has commutes shorter than most of New York, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Deerfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Whitesboro Central School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 320 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 25% of residents (18% statewide). At 46.6 years, Deerfield’s median age is above both New York’s towns (42.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). 37% of Deerfield adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Deerfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 46.6 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Deerfield | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.2% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.2% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.7% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.1% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.9% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,900, single groups can be off by several points
The Boonville 4 Ssw weather station, 20 miles away, records that 164 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 100% of U.S. towns.
Deerfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 80°F, Deerfield’s July high is against 81°F in New York’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 1,964 working residents takes 21 minutes, against 32.6 across New York. Jobs based here grew from 1,233 in 2013 to 1,604.
Most working residents leave Deerfield for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Deerfield grew to 1,604 in 2023, 371 more than in 2013. Deerfield’s average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Deerfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 8,434 U.S. towns with household incomes like Deerfield’s, it is less healthy than 81%, so it trails even them.
Deerfield beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 39% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Deerfield.
| Deerfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Deerfield | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 6% |
| More smokers | 15% | 11.3% |
| More adults with obesity | 37.1% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Deerfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year14 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
15 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
7 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
8 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
7 mi TheatreStanley TheaterNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stanley Theater: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
5 within 15 miles of the center of Deerfield
About 4 of every 100 Deerfield residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
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.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
5 towns share a border with Deerfield.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Marcy (A−) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield | #144 | A− | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Russia | — | — | B− | — | B− | B |
| Utica | #720 | D | C+ | D | C− | D |
| Marcy | #175 | A− | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Trenton | #231 | B+ | B− | — | B | B+ |
| Schuyler | #411 | B− | B | — | B+ | B− |
Russia has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Deerfield, Russia, Marcy, Trenton and Schuyler report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Deerfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Deerfield grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #144 of 745 in New York. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
