Living in Avon, NY
Avon is a small town of 3,417 people in Livingston County, New York. It's about 19 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $898 a month.
3,417people
$182kTypical home
$898/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
52"Snow
182Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,417
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,086 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Rochester, NY
- 19 mi to Rochester, NY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,149/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (7 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (490 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ROC airport
- 15 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 209 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 667 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 107 bars within 25 mi
- 188 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+21 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk