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Binghamton is a small city of 47,151 people in Broome County, New York. It's part of the Binghamton, NY area. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $870 a month.
47,151people
$125kTypical home
$870/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
80"Snow
184Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,151
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,500 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Rochester, NY
- In the Binghamton, NY area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$787/mo)
- Median rent $870/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 184 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 181 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (535 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,076 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 21% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BGM airport
- 70 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 876 ft
- 114 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 184 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Broome County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk