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Cherry Creek is a tiny town of 327 people in Chautauqua County, New York. It's about 43 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 150 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $780 a month.
327people
$82kTypical home
$780/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
150"Snow
139Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 327
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 240 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 43 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$516/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (25 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 150" of snow a year
- 42 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (910 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to BFD airport
- 48 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,319 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of New York districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chautauqua County: R+22 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk