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Coopers Plains is a tiny town of 480 people in Steuben County, New York. It's about 18 miles from Elmira, NY and 73 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $894 a month.
480people
$223kTypical home
$894/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
51"Snow
182Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 480
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 583 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Rochester, NY
- 18 mi to Elmira, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,407/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (32 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ELM airport
- 70 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 174 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Steuben County: R+32 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.