Living in Brushton, NY
Brushton is a tiny town of 504 people in Franklin County, New York. It's about 67 miles from Burlington, VT and 192 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 85 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $673 a month.
504people
$111kTypical home
$673/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
85"Snow
176Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 504
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,826 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Rochester, NY
- 67 mi to Burlington, VT
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$701/mo)
- Median rent $673/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 85" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (460 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MSS airport
- 143 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 420 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of New York districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+9 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk