Crowd at railroad station, 1900
Sylvan Beach’s story
139 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1900.
- 1887Sylvan Beach is settled
Sylvan BeachNY
A town of 890, settled in 1887.
Population
890
2025 Census estimate · −0.1% since 2020
Typical home
$221K
−1.8% in a year
Household income
$57K
median
Median age
55.4
years
Jobs based here
188
A commuter town
Is Sylvan Beach a good place to live?
Sylvan Beach’s median age is 55.4 years, against 43 years in New York’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Sylvan Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
890 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Sylvan Beach: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sylvan Beach, and how to reach them.
PowerNational Grid19.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOcwa water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sylvan Beach’s trash rules yet
SchoolsCamden Central School DistrictOneida City School District2 districts serve Sylvan Beach; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereOneida County Board of ElectionsOneida County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes13157, 1330813157 64% · 13308 36%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 Sylvan Beach.
Housing
The typical home in Sylvan Beach is valued at about $221K
The typical Sylvan Beach home is worth about $221,000, down 1.8% in a year, 58% below the New York typical home. At $1,008 a month, Sylvan Beach’s median rent is where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month.
$221KZillow home value
| Sylvan Beach | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,008 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Sylvan Beach$221K
New York$525K
−1.8%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards
The FEMA risk score in Sylvan Beach is higher than in the typical New York or U.S. town
The FEMA risk score in Sylvan Beach is 83 of 100. Since 1979, 41 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sylvan Beach.
83risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
41
paid flood claims since 1979
7
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Most of Sylvan Beach’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Sylvan Beach for work: only 5% work in town. Sylvan Beach’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. Jobs based in Sylvan Beach grew to 188 in 2023, 32 more than in 2013.
5%work in town
| Sylvan Beach | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Sylvan Beach5%
Rome11%
Syracuse7%
Vienna7%
Camden7%
19 mi
median commute distance
188
jobs based in Sylvan Beach
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Sylvan Beach has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Sylvan Beach has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 14° and about 151 inches of snow falls in a winter.
151″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter17–33°
Spring34–56°
Summer57–80°
Fall41–60°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Sylvan Beach stands out in New York and nationally, with more of its adults who have high blood pressure
41% of Sylvan Beach adults have high blood pressure. Sylvan Beach beats the New York average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 13% of Sylvan Beach adults have diabetes.
| Sylvan Beach | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
32 measures vs. New York
8 better13 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Sylvan Beach | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 6% |
Oneida Health Hospital
9.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nearby attractions
All 34 attractions →JMA Wireless Dome and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sylvan Beach. Close and well known come first.
24 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
13 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
26 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
17 mi State parkGreen Lakes State Park39 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
26 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial AuditoriumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sylvan Beach
16pages on Sylvan Beach
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sylvan Beach; the nearest are
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse HospitalCommunity college · Private nonprofit · East Syracuse18.4 mi$21,213 tuitionSUNY MorrisvilleUniversity or college · Public · Morrisville22 mi$8,825 in-state tuitionMohawk Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Utica26.9 mi$6,218 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Sylvan Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave Sylvan Beach for work
Where Sylvan Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
188jobs based in Sylvan Beach
5%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Sylvan Beach
Village in New York, United States
Sylvan Beach is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States; in the southeastern end of the Town of Vienna. It is twenty-two miles west of downtown Rome. As of the 2020 census, Sylvan Beach had a population of 890.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 374 ft
- ZIP code
- 13157
Questions about Sylvan Beach
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sylvan Beach, NY a good place to live?
Sylvan Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.