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Living in Country around East Branch, NY

Country around East Branch is a rural area of about 697 people in Delaware County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Binghamton, NY and 111 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $1k a month.

697people
$164kTypical home
$1,214/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
56"Snow
184Sunny days
135Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Rural — about 697 people spread over the area
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 15 people per sq mi
  • 111 mi to New York, NY
  • 42 mi to Binghamton, NY
  • 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
  • Median rent $1,214/mo
  • Median household income $72k
  • Property tax about 1.5% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 78°F
  • Winter highs around 30°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
  • 184 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
  • 181 cloudy days a year
  • 60 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 135 days a year with rain or snow
  • 56" of snow a year
  • 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 35 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (43 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (175 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 51
  • 30% of households have kids
  • 29% are 65 or older
  • 27% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 4% walk or take transit to work
  • 47 mi to BGM airport
  • 84 mi to ALB (major hub)
  • 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 76% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1968
  • 89% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 1,828 ft
  • 76 mi to the ocean
  • 79 mi to a big lake
  • 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 18 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 5 mi to the nearest campground
  • 10 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 3 bars within 25 mi
  • 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
  • 5 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 23 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 40% of New York districts (reading)
  • 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 36 mi to the nearest vet
  • 11 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 8 congregations per 10k people
  • 19 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Delaware County: R+20 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
  • Very low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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