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Bainbridge is a small town of 1,181 people in Chenango County, New York. It's about 26 miles from Binghamton, NY and 124 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $723 a month.
1,181people
$124kTypical home
$723/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
72"Snow
184Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,181
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 899 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Rochester, NY
- 26 mi to Binghamton, NY
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$783/mo)
- Median rent $723/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 184 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 181 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (115 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BGM airport
- 64 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 104 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chenango County: R+27 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk