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Barker is a tiny town of 590 people in Niagara County, New York. It's about 34 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $385 a month.
590people
$175kTypical home
$385/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
67"Snow
139Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 590
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,405 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 34 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,104/mo)
- Median rent $385/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (924 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to IAG airport
- 28 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1940
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- 223 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 171 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of New York districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Niagara County: R+15 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.