Northeast

Oneonta

Otsego County, NY

Population

14,097

Walk Score

91 · Walker's Paradise

Median rent

$980

Median home value

$170,900

Incorporated

1842

Oneonta is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, United States. It is one of the northernmost cities of Appalachia. Oneonta is home to the State University of New York at Oneonta and Hartwick College. SUNY Oneonta began as a normal school and a teacher's college in 1889, and Hartwick College moved into the city in 1928. The approximately 5,800 students from SUNY Oneonta and the approximately 1,500 students at Hartwick make up a significant percentage of the population of Oneonta. As of the 2020 census, Oneonta had a population of 13,079.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Oneonta Downtown Historic District · listed 2003
  • Walnut Street Historic District · listed 1980

Notable landmarks

  • Bresee Hall · listed 1984
  • Chapin Memorial Church · listed 2002
  • Fairchild Mansion · listed 1974
  • Ford Block · listed 1984
  • Fortin Site · listed 1980
  • Municipal Building · listed 1982
  • Old Post Office · listed 1978
  • Oneonta Armory · listed 1995
  • Oneonta Theatre · listed 2002
  • Stonehouse Farm · listed 1980
  • Swart-Wilcox House · listed 1990
  • Wilber, George I., House · listed 2000

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