Oxford (Township); Oxford Village Business Notices; Oxford Business Notices; Pitcher (Village), 1875
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OxfordNY
A town of 1,322.
Photo: Doug Kerr from Upstate New York · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,322
2025 Census estimate · −2.4% since 2020
Median home value
$118K
Census ACS
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
43.4
years
Jobs based here
387
Balanced
Is Oxford a good place to live?
Oxford’s best subject grades are an A− for walkability and an A+ for history; its weakest is a D for incomes. On history, just 3 of New York’s 1,216 towns do better. Oxford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Oxford stand out
Where Oxford beats most towns.
Small town
1,322 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Oxford grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Oxford is from typical.
Jobs & income387 jobs based hereDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.2 of 20; 5.2% of households have no carA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →SchoolsBehind 69% of New York districts on tests and graduationCOpen →HealthChenango Memorial Hospital 7.8 miles awayCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $118K, 1.9 years of the county’s $63K median household incomeBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0 miles of trails; 0% conserved landC−Open →History8 notable people born hereA+Open →Civic life4.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Oxford: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oxford, and how to reach them.
PowerNew York State Elec & Gas22.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOxford Village water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Oxford’s trash rules yet
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 hereChenango County Board of ElectionsChenango County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP code1383013830 100%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 Oxford.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
The biggest natural risk in Oxford is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Households in Oxford have drawn federal disaster aid in 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2017. Compared with 76% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 86% come from inland flooding. The national flood insurance program has paid 43 claims in the town since 1979.
76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
43
paid flood claims since 1979
7
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthC
Oxford is less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns
For adults in Oxford, the share who have obesity is 37%. In Oxford, two in five adults sleep under 7 hours, where New York’s towns sit at 37% and U.S. towns at 36%. Among adults in the town, 16% report frequent physical distress and 16% smoke cigarettes.
34%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Oxford | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
32 measures vs. New York
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Oxford | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.2% | 12.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 6% |
| More smokers | 16.3% | 11.3% |
Chenango Memorial Hospital
7.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Oxford has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Oxford’s midsummer high is 81°F, close to New York’s towns (81°F) and below U.S. towns (85°F).
75″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter17–34°
Spring33–56°
Summer55–79°
Fall39–59°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Oxford has 0.8 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Oxford’s median household income comes in at $56,000. Commuting out is the norm here: 5% of working residents work locally. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. The median commute is under 14 miles.
5%work in town
| Oxford | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Oxford5%
Norwich17%
Greene9%
Norwich7%
Oxford7%
14 mi
median commute distance
387
jobs based in Oxford
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
A−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Safety
Crime reported in Oxford
Oxford's reported crime rate is well below New York's. Its level of property crime comes in at 1.5 per 1,000 residents. No violent crimes were reported in 2022. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Oxford | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 1.5 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 14.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Oxford0
New York4.3
U.S.4
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Oxford1.5
New York17.4
U.S.20
0
violent crimes reported in 2022
2
property crimes reported in 2022
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
0.3%conserved
0.3%
conserved · 4 of 1,127 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Washington Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Oxford
20pages on Oxford
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Oxford; the nearest are
Colgate UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hamilton26.3 mi$70,306 tuitionSUNY Broome Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Binghamton26.4 mi$8,624 in-state tuitionSUNY OneontaUniversity or college · Public · Oneonta27.2 mi$8,831 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Oxford residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Famous people from Oxford
8 notable people were born in Oxford.
About Oxford
Town in New York, United States
Oxford is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The town contains a village also named Oxford. Oxford is an interior town in the south-central part of the county, southwest of the city of Norwich. At the 2010 census the town population was 3,901. The name derives from that of the native town of an early landowner from New England.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 60 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,499 ft
- Area code
- 607
Questions about Oxford
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oxford, NY expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.