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Avoca is a small town of 1,023 people in Steuben County, New York. It's about 39 miles from Elmira, NY and 53 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $816 a month.
1,023people
$84kTypical home
$816/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
59"Snow
182Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,023
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 771 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Rochester, NY
- 39 mi to Elmira, NY
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$531/mo)
- Median rent $816/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (32 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ELM airport
- 50 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,204 ft
- 194 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of New York districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Steuben County: R+32 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk