Town guide

Boylston, New York

Boylston is a town in Oswego County, New York, home to about 545 people across 39 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 13083.

Homes sold for a median of $141 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population54514 per sq mi
Median home value$140,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$141Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking33%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Boylston

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Boylston

Distances

Nearest major airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)37 miles away
Closer regional airportWatertown International Airport (ART)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY150 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY232 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Boylston; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Boylston

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Boylston had 498 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.

It’s the 965th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Oswego County grew from 70,881 residents in 1900 to 117,525 in 2020.

Boylston population by census2000: 505, 2010: 549, 2020: 498505200054920104982020

Oswego County, 1900–2020

Oswego County population, 1900 to 20201900: 70,881, 1910: 71,664, 1920: 71,045, 1930: 69,645, 1940: 71,275, 1950: 77,181, 1960: 86,118, 1970: 100,897, 1980: 113,901, 1990: 121,771, 2000: 122,377, 2010: 122,109, 2020: 117,52571K’00’1071K’20’3071K’40’5086K’60’70114K’80’90122K’00’10118K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 47.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BoylstonJan: high 29°F, low 11°F, 4.2 in; Feb: high 31°F, low 13°F, 3.3 in; Mar: high 39°F, low 20°F, 3 in; Apr: high 51°F, low 32°F, 3.9 in; May: high 65°F, low 42°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 52°F, 3.8 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 57°F, 3.7 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 56°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 48°F, 4 in; Oct: high 58°F, low 40°F, 5.1 in; Nov: high 46°F, low 30°F, 4.1 in; Dec: high 34°F, low 19°F, 4.4 in29°11°Jan4.231°13°Feb3.339°20°Mar3.051°32°Apr3.965°42°May3.973°52°Jun3.879°57°Jul3.777°56°Aug4.571°48°Sep4.058°40°Oct5.146°30°Nov4.134°19°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pulaski, NY weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Oswego County

22,804 jobs at 2,093 businesses in Oswego County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Oswego CountyHealth care and social assistance: 4,322 jobs; Retail trade: 4,138 jobs; Manufacturing: 3,284 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,245 jobs; Utilities: 1,919 jobs; Construction: 1,128 jobs; Other services: 953 jobs; Wholesale trade: 707 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 18% Manufacturing 14% Hotels and restaurants 14% Utilities 8% Construction 5% Other services 4% Wholesale trade 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Boylston.

Nearest hospitals

  • Samaritan Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Watertown23.3 miles
  • Oswego HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Oswego26.7 miles
  • Lewis County General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lowville29.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Boylston

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Tops1.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Kinney Drugs6.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Annie Porter Ainsworth Memorial Library1.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Kallet Theatre6.5 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Shares ZIP codes with Sandy Creek, Richland and Redfield.

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