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Arcade is a small town of 1,915 people in Wyoming County, New York. It's about 33 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 116 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $805 a month.
1,915people
$172kTypical home
$805/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
116"Snow
172Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,915
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 743 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 33 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,087/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 172 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 193 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116" of snow a year
- 39 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (96 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (299 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 18% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BUF airport
- 32 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,496 ft
- 239 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wyoming County: R+48 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk