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Cattaraugus is a small town of 1,034 people in Cattaraugus County, New York. It's about 39 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 144 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $683 a month.
1,034people
$71kTypical home
$683/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
144"Snow
172Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,034
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 926 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 39 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$449/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 3.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 172 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 193 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 144" of snow a year
- 45 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (673 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BFD airport
- 43 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,368 ft
- 240 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of New York districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cattaraugus County: R+33 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