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Clifton Springs is a small town of 2,273 people in Ontario County, New York. It's about 28 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $680 a month.
2,273people
$178kTypical home
$680/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
63"Snow
182Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,273
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,534 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Rochester, NY
- 28 mi to Rochester, NY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,124/mo)
- Median rent $680/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (395 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ROC airport
- 29 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 334 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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