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Bergen is a small town of 1,360 people in Genesee County, New York. It's about 17 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $933 a month.
1,360people
$171kTypical home
$933/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
77"Snow
122Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,360
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,845 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Rochester, NY
- 17 mi to Rochester, NY
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,076/mo)
- Median rent $933/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 122 sunny days a year (9 totally clear)
- 243 cloudy days a year
- 74 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (855 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ROC airport
- 14 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 640 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 570 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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