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Binghamton University is a big small town of 7,449 people in Broome County, New York. It's about 3 miles from Binghamton, NY and 112 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $941 a month.
7,449people
$155kTypical home
$941/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
81"Snow
184Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,449
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,612 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Rochester, NY
- 3 mi to Binghamton, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$977/mo)
- Median rent $941/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 24.0% 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
- 81" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,178 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 24% of households have kids
- 1% are 65 or older
- 2% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 94% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 31% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BGM airport
- 71 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 37 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
- 181 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.