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Ogdensburg, NY

WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE

Ogdensburg, NY is a smaller metro where housing costs rank among the more affordable in our dataset—a genuine advantage if budget is a priority. Expect a temperate four-season climate with often-cloudy skies and moderate rainfall, so you'll want to be comfortable with cloud cover and prepared for consistent moisture year-round. This is a quiet, lower-cost corner of upstate New York; weigh whether its size and weather patterns fit your lifestyle before committing to the move.

By the numbers

Typical home value$145K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$1,169/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature7.7°C · warmest 21.6°C · coolest -7.5°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation888 mm · NASA POWER
Sunshine (solar energy)3.59 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean)
Metro size rank (US)#369 · Zillow SizeRank

Match scores

  • Affordable to buy97
  • Affordable to rent88
  • Climate comfort30
  • Plenty of sunshine31
  • Big-city amenities10

Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.