Washington MillsNY
A town of 2,112.
Is Washington Mills a good place to live?
We don’t grade Washington Mills yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Washington Mills for work
Where Washington Mills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Washington Mills: who provides what
Washington Mills 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 Washington Mills.
Washington Mills stands out in New York and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
Jobs based in Washington Mills grew to 322 in 2023, 52 more than in 2013. In Washington Mills, the typical journey to work is 17 minutes. The top destinations are Utica (26%), New Hartford (21%) and Whitestown (7%). Half of commuters travel less than 5 miles.
| Washington Mills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A smaller share of residents are 65 or older in Washington Mills than in most of New York or the rest of the country
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 47% of adults 25 and older, vs 40% across New York. Washington Mills’ median age stands at 41.6 years, where New York’s towns sit at 43 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years.
| Washington Mills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 7.3% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.6 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 22% and 77% women
The Census survey reached too few of Washington Mills’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±27.4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Washington Mills | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 1.7% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.5% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 20% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.2% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 25.3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 2.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.5% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.4% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.1% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
The climate in Washington Mills brings four seasons and pleasant summers
For Washington Mills, the peak summer temperature is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Washington Mills is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. FEMA puts nearly three quarters of Washington Mills’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Washington Mills is
The share of adults in Washington Mills who say their health is fair or poor: 11%. Of 32 CDC measures, Washington Mills beats the New York average on 18 and trails it on 2.
| Washington Mills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Washington Mills | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.7% | 7.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.5% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Mills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year15 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
5 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
14 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
4 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
4 mi TheatreStanley TheaterPhoto credits
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · 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 Washington Mills
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Mills
About 2 of every 100 Washington Mills residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Washington Mills
Hamlet in New York, United States
Washington Mills is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of New Hartford, a suburb of Utica, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Washington Mills had a population of 1,219. Washington Mills is located off New York State Route 8.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 620 ft
- ZIP code
- 13479
Washington Mills’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Washington Mills.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Mills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chadwicks | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Washington Mills and Chadwicks aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Washington Mills with a neighbor →
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