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Clarkson is a small town of 4,836 people in Monroe County, New York. It's about 16 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,836people
$194kTypical home
$1,081/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
82"Snow
122Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,836
- Part of a metro area
- About 531 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Rochester, NY
- 16 mi to Rochester, NY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,220/mo)
- Median rent $1,081/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 122 sunny days a year (9 totally clear)
- 243 cloudy days a year
- 74 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,480 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ROC airport
- 15 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 394 ft
- 200 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 595 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 163 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: D+19 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk