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Cuba is a small town of 1,807 people in Allegany County, New York. It's about 55 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 101 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $770 a month.
1,807people
$86kTypical home
$770/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
101"Snow
172Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,807
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,486 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 55 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$542/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 3.8% 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
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 101" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (501 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to BFD airport
- 55 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,503 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 46 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