Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
31% of the land in Otselic is conserved, against 5.2% in New York’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Bucks Brook State Forest, at 2,156 acres with 3.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Otselic has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Otselic beats most towns.
1,054 counted in 2010 and 859 in 2020; an estimated 835 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1875.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Otselic, 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 Otselic.
The concentration of trails in Otselic is 0.6 miles per square mile. Across 8 parks and preserves: 24 miles of trail. Parks and preserves here: 8, covering 7,313 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Otselic State Forest | 8.3 mi | 1,029 |
| 2. Bucks Brook State Forest | 3.9 mi | 2,156 |
| 3. Muller Hill State Forest | 1.7 mi | 426 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its one school is below. Otselic Valley CSD runs its public schools. Enrollment at the town’s public school: 261 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otselic Valley Central SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 261 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Among residents in Otselic, 14% live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Otselic for work: only 7% work in town. Also worth knowing: since 2013, Otselic has lost 93 jobs, to 150 in 2023. The town’s mean commuting time is 30 minutes, where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Otselic | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.2% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Otselic, the risk rating from FEMA is 69 of 100. 86% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. One flood insurance claim has been paid here since 2005.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The range runs from 13° on a January night to 78° on a July afternoon, with about 77 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
40% of Otselic adults sleep under 7 hours. Two figures for adults locally: 16% report frequent physical distress, 38% have obesity.
| Otselic | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Otselic | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6% |
| More smokers | 16.9% | 11.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.2% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Otselic
About 2 of every 100 Otselic residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
4 places in Otselic on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Otselic is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States, situated on the northern border of Chenango County, northwest of the city of Norwich. The population of the town was 1,054 at the 2010 census. The town is named after a river flowing through it, the Otselic, which is an Oneida word for "place of wild plums". The Otselic valley is the predominant geographic feature in the town, connecting it to the surrounding region north and south.
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Otselic has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
