Living in Delevan, NY
Delevan is a small town of 1,275 people in Cattaraugus County, New York. It's about 34 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 115 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $794 a month.
1,275people
$116kTypical home
$794/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
115"Snow
172Sunny days
187Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,275
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,283 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 34 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$733/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 187 days a year with rain or snow
- 115" of snow a year
- 40 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (993 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to BUF airport
- 34 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,450 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cattaraugus County: R+33 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.