Freetown, New York
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Population change since 2000: -4.1%
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| Males: 371 |  (49.0%) |
| Females: 386 |  (51.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 40.3 years |
| New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 13040.
| Freetown: | $63,499 |
| NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $24,780 (it was $12,969 in 2000)
Freetown town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $122,374 (it was $58,300 in 2000)
| Freetown: | $122,374 |
| NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $188,917; detached houses: $187,917; townhouses or other attached units: $146,406; in 2-unit structures: $635,934; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $122,178; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $371,569; mobile homes: $103,239
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Freetown, NY
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- 73396.8%White alone
- 70.9%Black alone
- 70.9%Two or more races
- 60.8%Hispanic
- 20.3%American Indian alone
- 20.3%Asian alone
Races in Freetown detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of New York and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Freetown, New York as of May 18, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Freetown is 757 to 1.
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Ancestries: English (22.8%), German (17.1%), Irish (14.8%), United States (7.7%), French (7.4%), Italian (5.1%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 25.5 square miles.
Population density: 30 people per square mile (very low).
11 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.4% |
| New York: | 20.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Freetown town: | 2.7% ($1,571) |
| New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (28.9 miles 
, pop. 56,298).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (92.0 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (160.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Solon, NY (2.1 miles ),
), McGraw, NY (2.4 miles ),
), Blodgett Mills, NY (2.5 miles ),
), Marathon, NY (2.5 miles ),
), Virgil, NY (2.7 miles ),
), Willet, NY (2.7 miles )
)Latitude: 42.53 N, Longitude: 76.02 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 607
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2021: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2019: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2016: 4 buildings, average cost: $50,500
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $108,500
- 2014: 5 buildings, average cost: $48,800
- 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $115,000
- 2011: 5 buildings, average cost: $43,600
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $132,500
- 2006: 1 building, cost: $97,700
- 2005: 1 building, cost: $97,700
- 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $64,700
- 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $76,000
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $101,200
- 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $86,500
- 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $91,700
- 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $91,700
- 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $91,700
- 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $91,700
| Here: | 5.0% |
| New York: | 4.4% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.1%)
- Educational services (9.8%)
- Health care (6.1%)
- Construction (5.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.3%)
- Machinery (5.0%)
- Metal & metal products (4.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.3%)
- Construction (9.4%)
- Metal & metal products (8.9%)
- Public administration (5.9%)
- Machinery (5.4%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.9%)
- Educational services (4.9%)
- Educational services (15.4%)
- Health care (12.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.9%)
- Machinery (4.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.0%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (15.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7.4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.1%)
Average climate in Freetown, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2011 was 52.6. This is better than average.
| City: | 52.6 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2011 was 0.547. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.547 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2011 was 30.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 30.6 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Freetown-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/31/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.7 miles away from the Freetown town center injured 12 people and caused $3 million in damages.
On 5/2/1983, a category F3 tornado 38.2 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Freetown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 129.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 179.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 177.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 335.5 miles away from Freetown center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 236.3 miles away from Freetown center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 152.4 miles away from Freetown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Cortland County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Landslide: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Freetown:
- CROWN CENTER FOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; CORTLAND, NY)
- CARING COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF CORTLAND (Hospital, about 10 miles away; CORTLAND, NY)
- CORTLAND PARK REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; CORTLAND, NY)
- CORTLAND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; CORTLAND, NY)
- CORTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC Acute Care Hospitals (about 11 miles away; CORTLAND, NY)
- ST. JOSEPH'S - CORTLAND (Dialysis Facility, about 11 miles away; CORTLAND, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Freetown:
- SUNY College at Cortland (about 11 miles; Cortland, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,838)
- Tompkins Cortland Community College (about 15 miles; Dryden, NY; FT enrollment: 3,884)
- Cornell University (about 25 miles; Ithaca, NY; FT enrollment: 20,360)
- Ithaca College (about 26 miles; Ithaca, NY; FT enrollment: 6,781)
- SUNY Broome Community College (about 29 miles; Binghamton, NY; FT enrollment: 4,969)
- SUNY at Binghamton (about 31 miles; Vestal, NY; FT enrollment: 15,096)
- Colgate University (about 32 miles; Hamilton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,094)
Points of interest:
Church in Freetown: Church At Freetown (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Freetown Cemetery (1), Turner Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Moscript Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 71.3% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 11.2% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This town: | 13.3% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
| This town: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Freetown:
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 60.7%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 10.3%
For population 25 years and over in Freetown:
- High school or higher: 76.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 9.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.2 |
| New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Freetown, NY (based on Cortland County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 6,378 | 5 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,756 | 25 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,291 | 29 |
| Other | 483 | 6 |
| None | 35,428 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 12
| Cortland County: | 2.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 0.41 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19
| This county: | 3.92 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 45
| Cortland County: | 9.29 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 7.4% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 24.5% |
| New York: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Cortland County: | 11.7% |
| New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Freetown:
- WKRT (920 AM; 1 kW; CORTLAND, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WINR (680 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WNBF (1290 AM; 9 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTKO (1470 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WENE (1430 AM; 5 kW; ENDICOTT, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WEBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; OWEGO, NY; Owner: TIOGA MEDIA, INC.)
- WYOS (1360 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Freetown:
- WIII (99.9 FM; CORTLAND, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WYXL (97.3 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WXHC (101.5 FM; HOMER, NY; Owner: EVES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBKT (95.3 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
- WAAL (99.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSKG-FM (89.3 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB.TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
- WPHR (106.9 FM; AUBURN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSQX-FM (91.5 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CNCL.)
- WMXW (103.3 FM; VESTAL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCNY-FM (91.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: THE PUB. B/C COUNC. OF CEN. NY, INC.)
- WKXZ (93.9 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
- WNTQ (93.1 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMHR (102.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WWYL (104.1 FM; CHENANGO BRIDGE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWDG (105.1 FM; DERUYTER, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKGB-FM (92.5 FM; CONKLIN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLTB (101.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, NY; Owner: GM BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WYYY (94.5 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Freetown:
- WIXT-TV (Channel 9; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
- WSYT (Channel 68; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
- WSTM-TV (Channel 3; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSTM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
- WNYS-TV (Channel 43; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RKM MEDIA, INC.)
- WSKG-TV (Channel 46; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
- WICZ-TV (Channel 40; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- WTVH (Channel 5; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WTVH LICENSE, INC.)
- WBNG-TV (Channel 12; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- W26BS (Channel 14; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 2Number of bridges
- 10ft / 3.1mTotal length
- $1,130,000Total costs
- 202Total average daily traffic
- 14Total average daily truck traffic
- 283Total future (year 2033) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 39.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 31.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 22.1%Wood
- 2.1%Electricity
- 1.3%Solar energy
- 1.3%Other fuel
- 0.9%Utility gas
- 0.9%Coal or coke
- 63.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 17.1%Wood
- 14.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.9%Electricity
Freetown compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.