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Country around Swain is a rural area of about 362 people in Allegany County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 50 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $920 a month.
362people
$119kTypical home
$920/moRent
78° / 29°Summer / winter
56"Snow
182Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 362 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Rochester, NY
- 50 mi to Rochester, NY
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$750/mo)
- Median rent $920/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 3.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to ROC airport
- 46 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,044 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of New York districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegany County: R+43 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