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Alfred is a small town of 4,819 people in Allegany County, New York. It's about 51 miles from Elmira, NY and 64 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $899 a month.
4,819people
$171kTypical home
$899/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
80"Snow
182Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,819
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4,050 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Rochester, NY
- 51 mi to Elmira, NY
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,077/mo)
- Median rent $899/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 3.3% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (4 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (137 per 100k)
People
- Median age 20
- 13% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 74% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 36% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to ELM airport
- 60 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,759 ft
- 207 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of New York districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Allegany County: R+43 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk