Name: Rome, NY
Rating: 0.0

( 10 Ratings )

Living in Rome, NY

Ranks better than 63% of areas Follow

Population

32,217

Median Age

40.1 Years

Rome Area Facts

Rome has a Livability Score of 63_/100, which is considered average
Rome crime rates are 19% lower than the New York average
Cost of living in Rome is 18% lower than the New York average

What do the locals think about Rome?

71%

Family friendly

43%

Public transit is accessible

57%

Walkable to grocery stores

29%

Yards are well-kept

86%

Lots of parks

71%

Walkable to restaurants

Friendly neighbors

Safe at night

Pet friendly

Streets have sidewalks

86%

A quiet area

86%

Sense of community

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WELFARE and WINTER 2 rating By Anonymous ( Nov 15, 2019) The area was nice but the small town feel is gone thanks to people moving into the area now. All of Oneida County is taxed to death to pay for all the welfare recipients. It seems to be pretty common those that work struggle to pay bills while those that don't work get every thin ...Read More g free. Schools in Rome and Utica feel like prisons and do not feel safe. There are lots of prisons around the area which does not help with the kinds of people that come. Then there is WINTER! Read Less

Horrible nasty trashy and very corrupt town 0.5 rating By Anonymous ( Jun 21, 2018) The population here are either very rich and stuck up or the nastiness trashy people that seem inbred. And the local government and police are racist unfair and very corrupt. This City is not what it seems to be. It seems like a nice town but it's far from it. IM MOVING OUT OF TH ...Read More IS CRAP OF A CITY AND I'LL BE DAMNED IF I WILL EVER MOVE BACK HERE Read Less

Good place to call home 4.5 rating By Okkim ( Aug 27, 2015) When I rolled into Rome for a new job on a slushy cold January day my first thoughts were "I'm am not staying here". In April I bought a home, because I realized I like the town. It meets my criteria for a nice place to live. The homes are affordable. There is a community co ...Read More llege that is being expanded to accommodate new programs. I can get most of what I need on a daily basis within 4 miles from groceries to car repair to dry cleaners to healthcare. There is a small movie theater for current films and the Capitol Theater, built in 1929, that hosts vintage film festivals and live shows. There is a Library, a YMCA, the JFK arena with roller skating in the summer and ice skating in the Winter, a put put course, a paddle boat and bumper car attraction, Ricky's Petting Zoo and more. A big plus is that the people are nice with lots of civic and veterans organizations to include an active Senior Center and Garden Club. Nice local restaurants are Teddies, the Savoy, DiCastros and Delta Lake Inn, but if you are looking for chains there is Applebees, Subway, McDonalds, Arbys and all kinds of pizza places.

Marcy, a town about 12 miles from Rome, is the new location for two high tech businesses and over the next few years an estimated increase of 4000 jobs is projected.

Another plus is that Sanger Street indoor Mall and other outdoor malls are about 13 miles away in New Hartford. One of the biggest indoor malls in the country is Destiny Mall in Syracuse about 45 minutes away. For those that like Vegas type shows and gambling, Turning Stone is about 9 miles away. Utica has the Stanley Theater for live shows and antique fairs, while the Marque Theater is a big film complex for all the newest movies.

Further afield is Lake Placid and Niagara Falls (about 4 hours away). Albany and Tupper Lake are about 2.5 hours away, while Old Forge and the gate way to the Adirondacks about 1 hour away. Not too far are the Finger Lakes and there are places for wine tasting, apple picking, etc. There are numerous state parks and lakes in the area, including historic Fort Stanwix in Rome center.

The summers are glorious, but the winters are cold. There are definitely 4 seasons. Roads have to be plowed and sidewalks and occasionally roofs cleared of snow. This is NY so there are taxes for state, county and city. It is better to have a car for although people do walk and there is a bus system this is not a downtown community and things are spread out. Read Less

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Good place to call home 4.5 rating By Okkim ( Aug 27, 2015) When I rolled into Rome for a new job on a slushy cold January day my first thoughts were "I'm am not staying here". In April I bought a home, because I realized I like the town. It meets my criteria for a nice place to live. The homes are affordable. There is a community co ...Read More llege that is being expanded to accommodate new programs. I can get most of what I need on a daily basis within 4 miles from groceries to car repair to dry cleaners to healthcare. There is a small movie theater for current films and the Capitol Theater, built in 1929, that hosts vintage film festivals and live shows. There is a Library, a YMCA, the JFK arena with roller skating in the summer and ice skating in the Winter, a put put course, a paddle boat and bumper car attraction, Ricky's Petting Zoo and more. A big plus is that the people are nice with lots of civic and veterans organizations to include an active Senior Center and Garden Club. Nice local restaurants are Teddies, the Savoy, DiCastros and Delta Lake Inn, but if you are looking for chains there is Applebees, Subway, McDonalds, Arbys and all kinds of pizza places.

Marcy, a town about 12 miles from Rome, is the new location for two high tech businesses and over the next few years an estimated increase of 4000 jobs is projected.

Another plus is that Sanger Street indoor Mall and other outdoor malls are about 13 miles away in New Hartford. One of the biggest indoor malls in the country is Destiny Mall in Syracuse about 45 minutes away. For those that like Vegas type shows and gambling, Turning Stone is about 9 miles away. Utica has the Stanley Theater for live shows and antique fairs, while the Marque Theater is a big film complex for all the newest movies.

Further afield is Lake Placid and Niagara Falls (about 4 hours away). Albany and Tupper Lake are about 2.5 hours away, while Old Forge and the gate way to the Adirondacks about 1 hour away. Not too far are the Finger Lakes and there are places for wine tasting, apple picking, etc. There are numerous state parks and lakes in the area, including historic Fort Stanwix in Rome center.

The summers are glorious, but the winters are cold. There are definitely 4 seasons. Roads have to be plowed and sidewalks and occasionally roofs cleared of snow. This is NY so there are taxes for state, county and city. It is better to have a car for although people do walk and there is a bus system this is not a downtown community and things are spread out. Read Less