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A town of 7,956.
Schroeppel is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 572nd of 745 graded towns in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 51% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 66% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $188K, 2.5 years of the Syracuse metro’s $75K median household income. Its National Register listings include Schroeppel House and Sweet Memorial Building. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Schroeppel, where New York’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The biggest park or preserve is Peter Scott Swamp Freshwater Wetlands, at 395 acres.
Where Schroeppel beats most towns.
Where Schroeppel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Schroeppel is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,098 in 1840, a low of 2,098 in 1840, 8,501 in 2010. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1867 and 4 maps from 1900 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Schroeppel. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
12 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
14 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
21 mi State parkGreen Lakes State Park
19 mi LandmarkFort OntarioJMA 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 Ontario: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Schroeppel, 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 Schroeppel.
Schroeppel gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and has commutes shorter than most of New York.
The average commute for its 3,678 working residents takes 22.6 minutes, against 32.6 across New York. Jobs based here grew from 609 in 2013 to 1,285.
Most working residents leave Schroeppel for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Schroeppel has added 676 jobs, to 1,285 in 2023. Schroeppel’s average trip to work is 23 minutes.
| Schroeppel | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.4% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.8% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Phoenix Central School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is John C Birdlebough High School, with 471 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael A Maroun Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 610 | C |
| John C Birdlebough High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 471 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The Baldwinsville weather station, 8 miles away, records that 79 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Schroeppel has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Schroeppel is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5.1 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Schroeppel | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Great Bear Recreational area | 1.7 mi | 49 |
| 2. Peter Scott Swamp Freshwater Wetlands | — | 395 |
| 3. Lock Island Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Schroeppel.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
40% of Schroeppel adults sleep under 7 hours. Schroeppel beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 37% of Schroeppel adults have obesity.
| Schroeppel | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Schroeppel | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.9% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Schroeppel
About 3 of every 100 Schroeppel residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
4 places in Schroeppel on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Schroeppel is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 8,501 at the 2010 census. The name derives from the Schroeppel family, early land owners of the area. Schroeppel is located in the southeast part of the county.
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9 towns share a border with Schroeppel.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schroeppel | #572 | C | C+ | — | C | B− |
| Clay | #302 | B | C | — | C+ | A− |
| Lysander | #304 | B | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Granby | #559 | C | B | — | C− | C |
| Sand Ridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Volney | #679 | D | B | — | C− | C |
| Phoenix | — | — | C+ | A | C | B− |
| Hastings | #554 | C | B− | — | C+ | B− |
Phoenix has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Schroeppel, Clay, Lysander, Granby, Volney and Hastings report no FBI crime data of their own. Sand Ridge isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Schroeppel with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Schroeppel grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #572 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health and C for schools.
The typical home is worth about $188,000, 64% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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