Living in Caledonia, NY
Caledonia is a small town of 2,120 people in Livingston County, New York. It's about 18 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $915 a month.
2,120people
$173kTypical home
$915/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
63"Snow
182Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,120
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,010 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Rochester, NY
- 18 mi to Rochester, NY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,092/mo)
- Median rent $915/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (10 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (238 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ROC airport
- 14 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 663 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 638 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 179 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+21 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