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Big Flats is a big small town of 5,651 people in Chemung County, New York. It's about 7 miles from Elmira, NY and 78 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,651people
$224kTypical home
$1,381/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
46"Snow
185Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,651
- Part of a metro area
- About 339 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Rochester, NY
- 7 mi to Elmira, NY
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,415/mo)
- Median rent $1,381/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,684 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to ELM airport
- 77 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 945 ft
- 163 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chemung County: R+17 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk