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Country around Hancock is a rural area of about 2,035 people in Delaware County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Binghamton, NY and 115 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $879 a month.
2,035people
$162kTypical home
$879/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
56"Snow
201Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,035 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to New York, NY
- 34 mi to Binghamton, NY
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,023/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 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 59
- 17% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to BGM airport
- 89 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,601 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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