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Medusa, New York

Medusa, New York, in Albany county, is 24 miles SW of Albany, New York (center to center) and 117 miles N of New York, New York. The town is included in the Albany - Schenectady - Troy metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 376 people lived in Medusa.

The People and Families of Medusa

In Medusa, about 63% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Medusa had a median family income of $50,000.

Medusa Housing

An estimated 81% of living spaces in Medusa are occupied by their owners, not by renters.

Commuting

In Medusa, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	24 miles SW of Albany, New York (center to center)
Nearest Large City	117 miles N of New York, New York
County	Albany
Metro Area	Albany - Schenectady - Troy
Standard Zip Codes	12120
Phone Area Codes	518
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	42.437
Longitude	-74.13

Station	CAIRO 4 NW
Distance	9.7 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 32 F
Apr Temp	34 to 57 F
Jul Temp	58 to 82 F
Oct Temp	37 to 61 F
Annual Precip	40.7 inches

Station	EAST JEWETT
Distance	14.1 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 31 F
Apr Temp	29 to 53 F
Jul Temp	51 to 78 F
Oct Temp	33 to 58 F
Annual Precip	51.4 inches

Station	LANSING MANOR
Distance	17.2 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 33 F
Apr Temp	32 to 55 F
Jul Temp	56 to 81 F
Oct Temp	36 to 60 F
Annual Precip	37.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	376	100%
Male	193	51.3%
Female	183	48.7%
Under 18	96	25.5%
18+	280	74.5%
65+	61	16.2%
Median Age	41.1
Average Family Size	3.04
White	373	99.2%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	1	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.3%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	1	0.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1	0.3%

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	26.7%
German	14.6%
US/American	13%
Italian	12.7%
English	11.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.3%
Polish	3.2%
Greek	2.2%
Scottish	1.9%
French Canadian	1.6%
Ukrainian	1.3%
Austrian	1.3%
European	1%
French (except Basque)	1%
Croatian	1%
Russian	0.6%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Medusa	376	$50,000
Cairo	1,390	$34,063
Greenville	8,648	$133,108
Middleburgh	1,398	$44,286
Ravena	3,369	$54,875
Tannersville	448	$37,500
Windham	359	$44,250

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