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Almond is a tiny town of 368 people in Allegany County, New York. It's about 50 miles from Elmira, NY and 59 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $1k a month.
368people
$90kTypical home
$1,075/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
71"Snow
182Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 368
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 652 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Rochester, NY
- 50 mi to Elmira, NY
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$570/mo)
- Median rent $1,075/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 171 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to ELM airport
- 55 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,326 ft
- 206 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of New York districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
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