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A town of 8,541.
Lenox is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 462nd among New York's 745 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 60% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 66% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $162K, 2.1 years of the Syracuse metro’s $75K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 17 places on the National Register. Its National Register listings include US Post Office-Canastota and South Peterboro Street Commercial Historic District. 22% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lenox, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. The biggest park or preserve is Great Swamp Conservancy, at 150 acres.
Census counts: 3,360 in 1820, 8,768 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 5 maps from 1895 on.
17 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Lenox is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Lenox, 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 Lenox.
Lenox gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has commutes shorter than most of New York.
| Lenox | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Great Swamp Conservancy | — | 150 |
| 2. Old Erie Canal State Historic Park | — | 63 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Canastota Central School District. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Canastota High School, with 373 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts Street Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 370 | C− |
| Canastota High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 373 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap weather station, 18 miles away, records that 128 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. The Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap weather station, 18 miles away, records that about 10 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 78% of New York places with climate records.
Lenox has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82° and January nights drop to 14°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 3,635 working residents takes 24.6 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Lenox for work: only 14% work in town. Since 2013, Lenox has added 497 jobs, to 2,770 in 2023. The top destinations are Syracuse (10%), Oneida (9%) and DeWitt (7%).
| Lenox | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 8% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
38% of adults have obesity in Lenox. Lenox beats the New York average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 82% of adults had a checkup this year in Lenox.
| Lenox | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.4% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Lenox | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.2% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lenox.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 2.1 years of the Syracuse metro’s $75K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 86% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
Lenox’s median rent is $935 a month.
| Lenox | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $935 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lenox. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
23 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
17 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
12 mi State parkGreen Lakes State Park39 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
8 mi MuseumOneida Community Mansion HouseJMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Oneida Community Mansion House: scanned by Dave Parker, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Lenox; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Lenox residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
17 places in Lenox on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Lenox is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 8,768 as of the 2020 census. The town is on the county's northern border and is west of the city of Oneida. The International Boxing Hall of Fame is in the town.
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6 towns share a border with Lenox.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenox | #462 | C+ | B | — | C | B |
| Vienna | #371 | B− | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Verona | #281 | B | B+ | — | B | B+ |
| Oneida | #623 | C− | B | D | C | B− |
| Lincoln | — | — | B− | — | C | B |
| Sullivan | #219 | B+ | B | — | B+ | B+ |
| Wampsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lincoln has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lenox, Vienna, Verona, Lincoln and Sullivan report no FBI crime data of their own. Wampsville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lenox with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lenox grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #462 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and C for schools.
The typical home is worth about $162,000, 69% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
2 notable people were born here, including William H. Baker and John A. Barney.
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