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43.64° N · 76.09° W · GEOID 3665068

Sandy Creek

Oswego County, New York · part of the Syracuse, NY metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Sandy Creek is home to 638 people. Median household income is $64,028 a year and median rent is $668 a month, 12.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $106,000, about 1.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$668
51% below the median place
Median household income
$64,028
20% below the median place
Median home value
$106,000
67% below the median place
Unemployment
7.0%
43% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Sandy Creek

  • The median home is worth 1.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 340 New York places.
  • Median rent is $668 a month, lower than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 340 New York places.
  • Half the homes were built before 1938, older housing than in 97% of places its size. It is the lowest of 338 New York places.
  • Households average 1.95 people, smaller than in 95% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown -0.3% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 95% of places its size.
01

Moving to Sandy Creek

Oswego County gains about 1.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,598
Moved out3,501
Net+97

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Onondaga County, NY1,4721,188+284
Cayuga County, NY151159−8
Oneida County, NY140133+7
Jefferson County, NY137131+6
Madison County, NY8370+13
Monroe County, NY5862−4
Wayne County, NY5447+7
Lewis County, NY33

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$59K
Leavers$52K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Oswego County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Oswego County report $59,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $52,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$26,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $668 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,134 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $106,000.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 6.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Weirton, WV matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out8
$52,132
26% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.1%
43% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$59,076
16% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSandy CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.1%7% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.1%43% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure1.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$59,07616% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$52,13226% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1938, 2% below the median place.

Sandy Creek12.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$26,720
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.5%
39% below the median place
Home price to income
1.7x
56% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$56,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1938
2% below the median place
Median home value1
$106,000
67% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,134
39% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSandy CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$66851% below
Rent to income112.5%39% below
Property tax rate11.7%88% above
Home price to income11.7x56% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.75% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,4938% below
HUD area median income4County figure$106,8000% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,81644% below
Median home value1$106,00067% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.5%72% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure64.5%25% above
Homeownership178.9%19% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure50.8%0% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,13439% below
Vacant homes1County figure13.9%96% above
Median year built119382% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
6.5%
47% below the median place
Mean commute1
20 min
20% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$64,028 −20%
Income per person$36,002 −10%
Poverty rate10.2% −5%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSandy CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$64,02820% below
Income per person1$36,00210% below
Unemployment1County figure7.0%43% above
Average annual pay6County figure$64,2903% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.4%8% below
Jobs6County figure32,47778% below
Poverty rate110.2%5% below
Mean commute120 min20% below
Works from home16.5%47% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 1.9, 22% below the median place.

Household size1
1.9
22% below the median place
Median age1
47.7
22% above the median place
High school or higher1
95.3%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher23.9% −25%
Homes with broadband93.3% +1%
No health insurance6.3% −2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureSandy CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16386646th largest
Population change since 20207-1.3%below (median 1.1%)
Median age147.722% above
Bachelor's or higher123.9%25% below
High school or higher195.3%3% above
Household size11.922% below
Born abroad1County figure2.0%78% below
No health insurance16.3%2% below
Homes with broadband193.3%1% above
05

Life in Sandy Creek

6 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

  • First Baptist Church listed 1988
  • Holyoke Cottage listed 1988
  • Methodist Church listed 1988
  • Pitt, Newton M., House listed 1988
  • Sadler, Samuel, House listed 1988
  • Sandy Creek Historic District listed 1988

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.8 −5%
Shops27.4 −10%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics11.1 −45%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students11
784
84% below the median place
Public schools11
3
67% below the median place
Students per teacher11
12.4
19% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureSandy CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11367% below
Public school students1178484% below
Students per teacher1112.419% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure19.85% below
Shops per 10k9County figure27.410% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure11.145% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.917% below
National Register listings10654% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 97.3%, 42% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Sandy Creek. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days14
97.3%
42% above the median place
Median air quality index14
34
21% below the median place
July average high12
80°F
8% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSandy CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure80°F8% below
January average low12County figure14°F46% below
Average temperature12County figure46°F15% below
Annual precipitation12County figure46.0 in5% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure67.627% below
Hurricane risk13County figure60.714% below
Tornado risk13County figure43.147% below
Wildfire risk13County figure35.742% below
Heat wave risk13County figure47.747% below
Median air quality index14County figure3421% below
Good air days14County figure97.3%42% above
08

Sandy Creek in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 13% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 13% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$668/mo (2024)$830/mo$680 to $1,010/mo+3.6%
Median household income$64,028 (2024)$79,000$67,000 to $93,500+3.6%
Median home value$106,000 (2024)$142,000$103,000 to $196,000+5.0%
Population618 (2025)620590 to 640+0.0%

The median home would be worth 1.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Sandy Creek

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Weirton, WV$746$59,575Compare
International Falls, MN$645$57,662Compare
Macon, MO$680$61,642Compare
Manchester, IA$802$61,191Compare
Manchester, IAMacon, MOInternational Falls, MNWeirton, WVSandy Creek, NYSandy CreekWeirtonInternational FallsMaconManchesterSandy CreekWeirtonInternational FallsMaconManchester

Common questions

Is Sandy Creek a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 1.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 340 New York places. Median rent is $668 a month, lower than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 340 New York places. On cost, space and class size it scores 86 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Sandy Creek expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $106,000.

What salary do you need to live in Sandy Creek?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $26,720 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Sandy Creek?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Weirton, WV, International Falls, MN, Macon, MO and Manchester, IA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Sandy Creek with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Sandy Creek itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/sandy-creek-new-york

Citytistics. “Sandy Creek, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/sandy-creek-new-york/

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