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Dalton is a tiny town of 397 people in Livingston County, New York. It's about 47 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $931 a month.
397people
$103kTypical home
$931/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
66"Snow
182Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 397
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 526 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Rochester, NY
- 47 mi to Rochester, NY
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$650/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (20 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (486 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 16% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to ROC airport
- 42 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,326 ft
- 222 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+21 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.