Sand RidgeNY
A town of 838.
Is Sand Ridge a good place to live?
37% of residents live below the poverty line in Sand Ridge, above both the New York town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 759 New York towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Sand Ridge. Sand Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
838 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
JMA Wireless Dome and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sand Ridge. Close and well known come first.
16 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
12 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
13 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
19 mi State parkGreen Lakes State Park
39 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a yearPhoto credits
JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alliance Bank Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain
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Moving to Sand Ridge: who provides what
Sand Ridge is unincorporated, so Oswego 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 Sand Ridge.
Sand Ridge has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
At 20 minutes, Sand Ridge’s average trip to work is against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Sand Ridge has lost 28 jobs, to 14 in 2023. The top destinations are Syracuse (16%), Clay (12%) and DeWitt (10%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Sand Ridge, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Sand Ridge, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Sand Ridge has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Sand Ridge’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sand Ridge is
Sand Ridge beats the New York average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 83% of adults had a checkup this year in Sand Ridge.
| Sand Ridge | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 4.5% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Sand Ridge | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Sand Ridge sells for about $635K
85% of Sand Ridge households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Sand Ridge
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Sand Ridge
About 3 of every 100 Sand Ridge residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
100% of working residents leave Sand Ridge for work
Where Sand Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sand Ridge
CDP in New York, United States
Sand Ridge is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Oswego County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sand Ridge had a population of 992. Sand Ridge is in the southern section of the Town of Schroeppel.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 433 ft
Questions about Sand Ridge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sand Ridge, NY a good place to live?
Sand Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.