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Belfast is a tiny town of 633 people in Allegany County, New York. It's about 54 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $507 a month.
633people
$95kTypical home
$507/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
79"Snow
172Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 633
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 409 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 54 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$597/mo)
- Median rent $507/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to BFD airport
- 52 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,339 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegany County: R+43 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk