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Auburn is a small city of 26,285 people in Cayuga County, New York. It's about 23 miles from Syracuse, NY and 55 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 109 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $897 a month.
26,285people
$153kTypical home
$897/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
109"Snow
185Sunny days
180Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,285
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,154 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Rochester, NY
- 23 mi to Syracuse, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$964/mo)
- Median rent $897/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 180 days a year with rain or snow
- 109" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (265 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,188 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SYR airport
- 26 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 673 ft
- 170 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 302 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cayuga County: R+13 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk