ProspectNY
A town of 218, settled in 1803.
Is Prospect a good place to live?
2.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Prospect, below both the New York town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 1 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Prospect. Prospect has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
218 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Prospect: who provides what
Prospect is unincorporated, so Oneida County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Prospect.
Prospect has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Prospect for work: only 0% work in town. At 22 minutes, Prospect’s average trip to work is where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Utica (22%), Rome (10%) and New Hartford (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Prospect faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Prospect has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Prospect has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Prospect’s July high is 78°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Prospect is
Prospect beats the New York average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Prospect.
| Prospect | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Prospect | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.4% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fort Stanwix National Monument and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Prospect. Close and well known come first.
16 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year21 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
14 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
29 mi Theme parkEnchanted Forest Water Safari
15 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
15 mi TheatreStanley TheaterPhoto credits
Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Enchanted Forest Water Safari: Arsenalforthewin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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
Everything we know about Prospect
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Prospect
About 0 of every 100 Prospect residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
100% of working residents leave Prospect for work
Where Prospect’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Prospect
Hamlet in New York, United States
Prospect is a hamlet in the town of Trenton, in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 291 at the 2010 census. The hamlet is located at the junction of NY 365 and Reference Route 920V west of West Canada Creek. It was an incorporated village from 1890 to 2015.
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- Established
- 1803
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,184 ft
- ZIP code
- 13435
Questions about Prospect
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Prospect, NY a good place to live?
Prospect has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.