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Dansville is a small town of 4,653 people in Livingston County, New York. It's about 42 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $906 a month.
4,653people
$119kTypical home
$906/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
36"Snow
182Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,653
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,784 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Rochester, NY
- 42 mi to Rochester, NY
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$748/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 36" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 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
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ROC airport
- 38 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 699 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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