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Albion is a big small town of 5,506 people in Orleans County, New York. It's about 29 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $881 a month.
5,506people
$82kTypical home
$881/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
67"Snow
139Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,506
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,886 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Rochester, NY
- 29 mi to Rochester, NY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$519/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 4.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 25 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 (164 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,636 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ROC airport
- 28 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orleans County: R+41 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk