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Canandaigua is a big small town of 10,514 people in Ontario County, New York. It's about 26 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,514people
$229kTypical home
$1,095/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
55"Snow
182Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,514
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,302 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Rochester, NY
- 26 mi to Rochester, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,445/mo)
- Median rent $1,095/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (441 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,496 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ROC airport
- 25 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 784 ft
- 194 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 532 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ontario 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk