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Batavia is a small city of 15,097 people in Genesee County, New York. It's about 31 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $925 a month.
15,097people
$149kTypical home
$925/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
74"Snow
172Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,097
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,906 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Rochester, NY
- 31 mi to Rochester, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$939/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 172 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 193 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (339 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,860 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 18% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ROC airport
- 27 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 906 ft
- 221 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 187 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Genesee County: R+34 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