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Afton is a small town of 1,225 people in Chenango County, New York. It's about 22 miles from Binghamton, NY and 125 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $800 a month.
1,225people
$116kTypical home
$800/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
67"Snow
184Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,225
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 802 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Rochester, NY
- 22 mi to Binghamton, NY
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$729/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 3.1% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 184 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 181 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (115 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BGM airport
- 68 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 965 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of New York districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chenango County: R+27 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.