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Akron is a small town of 2,897 people in Erie County, New York. It's about 20 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $739 a month.
2,897people
$207kTypical home
$739/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
86"Snow
139Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,897
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,436 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 20 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,305/mo)
- Median rent $739/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (855 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 15% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BUF airport
- 13 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 709 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 824 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 198 bars within 25 mi
- 236 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erie County: D+10 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk