Preston, New York

Back to Preston, NY housing info, Chenango County, New York, NY smaller cities, NY small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Chenango County Population in July 2008: 935. Population change since 2000: +0.8%   Males: 488   (52.3%) Females: 447   (47.7%) Median resident age:   39.4 years New York median age:   35.9 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,346 (it was $32,431 in 2000) Preston:   $40,346 New York:   $53,514 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,073 Preston:   $19,073 New York:   $29,885 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,406 (it was $46,300 in 2000) Preston:   $72,406 New York:   $311,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $107,567; Detached houses: $124,057; In 2-unit structures: $108,214; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,102; Mobile homes: $45,344; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000 Preston, NY residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Preston: White Non-Hispanic (97.6%) Black (0.9%) Hispanic (0.5%) Two or more races (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Preston: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Preston, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Preston is mentioned 27 times on our forum: DSNY sanitation test 6063 nyc thread  (8274 replies) Bronx luxury condo - the Orion on 156th and 3rd ave  (563 replies) Warnings of moving to the south  (342 replies) Bronx area - Fordham/Kingsbridge  (466 replies) Questions on placing a bid on a house???  (65 replies) Haunted Long Island  (44 replies) Latest news from Preston, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (15.3%), English (14.0%), Irish (12.1%), United States (12.1%), Italian (8.8%), Dutch (5.1%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Land area: 34.9 square miles. Population density: 27 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Preston, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Preston-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 53% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.3 miles away from the Preston town center injured 3 people and caused $800,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the town center caused $500,000 in damages.

Preston-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 48.4 miles away from Preston center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 77.8 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 91.6 miles away from the city center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 76.5 miles away from Preston center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Notable location: Nortons Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Packer-Mason Cemetery (1), Mason-Packer Cemetery (2), Rogers Cemetery (3), Curtiss Cemetery (4), Stafford Cemetery (5), Lewis Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Steer Pond (A), McCall Pond (B), Tamarack Swamp (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.9%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	12.2%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This town:	11.5%
Whole state:	14.6%

This town:	6.1%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Preston, NY

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5.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.51%
New York average:	5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Broome County, NY	0.88% ($28,041 average AGI)
from Otsego County, NY	0.65% ($24,360)
from Delaware County, NY	0.56% ($31,093)

5.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,717 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.54%
New York average:	6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Broome County, NY	1.03% ($28,965 average AGI)
to Otsego County, NY	0.50% ($24,646)
to Delaware County, NY	0.36% ($24,942)