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Canaseraga is a tiny town of 422 people in Allegany County, New York. It's about 50 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $68k and rent runs about $908 a month.
422people
$68kTypical home
$908/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
53"Snow
182Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 422
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 397 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Rochester, NY
- 50 mi to Rochester, NY
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $68k (≈$429/mo)
- Median rent $908/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to ROC airport
- 46 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,250 ft
- 212 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegany County: R+43 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk