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Pamelia gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $168K for a typical one, or 2.5 years of the Watertown metro’s $66K median household income. It grades B− overall, 375th among New York's 745 graded towns. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Only 21 of New York’s 1,187 towns score lower on civic life. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 85% of U.S. towns. Only 110 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on the outdoors.
Where Pamelia beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Pamelia is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,342 in 1820, a low of 855 in 1940, 3,160 in 2010. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1867 and 4 maps from 1903 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pamelia, 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 Pamelia.
Pamelia gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has commutes shorter than most of New York.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pamelia.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Watertown weather station, 6 miles away, records that 116 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Pamelia has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Pamelia’s July high is 80°F, 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 1,088 working residents takes 19.3 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Pamelia for work: only 7% work in town. Pamelia’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Pamelia fell to 1,573 in 2023, 150 fewer than in 2013.
| Pamelia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.5% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
4.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Perch River Wildlife Management Area, at 1,820 acres. Pamelia’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Pamelia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Perch River Wildlife Management Area | 0.2 mi | 1,820 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 10,181 U.S. towns with household incomes like Pamelia’s, it is healthier than 65%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
20% of adults binge drink in Pamelia. Pamelia beats the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 42% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Pamelia.
| Pamelia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Pamelia | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 32% | 37.7% |
| More smokers | 15.2% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pamelia
About 4 of every 100 Pamelia residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Pamelia is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 3,160 at the 2010 census, up from 2,897 in 2000. The town was named for Pamelia Williams, wife of landowner and developer General Jacob J. Brown. Pamelia is in the north-central part of the county and is north of Watertown.
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7 towns share a border with Pamelia.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Brownville (B−) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamelia | #375 | B− | A− | — | C+ | B− |
| Orleans | #480 | C+ | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Watertown | #724 | D− | C+ | D | D | C |
| Le Ray | #622 | C− | C− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Brownville | #416 | B− | B | — | B− | B |
| Watertown | #732 | D− | D | — | C− | C+ |
| Glen Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calcium | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pamelia, Orleans, Le Ray, Brownville and Watertown report no FBI crime data of their own. Glen Park and Calcium aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pamelia with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Pamelia grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #375 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.