Living in Corfu, NY
Corfu is a tiny town of 695 people in Genesee County, New York. It's about 24 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $800 a month.
695people
$162kTypical home
$800/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
88"Snow
172Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 695
- Part of a metro area
- About 698 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 24 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,020/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" of snow a year
- 26 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 (138 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (855 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BUF airport
- 17 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 231 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 763 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 176 bars within 25 mi
- 214 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Genesee County: R+34 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk