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Dundee is a small town of 2,001 people in Yates County, New York. It's about 25 miles from Ithaca, NY and 55 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $703 a month.
2,001people
$96kTypical home
$703/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
56"Snow
185Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,001
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,816 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Rochester, NY
- 25 mi to Ithaca, NY
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$605/mo)
- Median rent $703/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 3.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 20 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 (65 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (546 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ELM airport
- 54 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 988 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of New York districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yates County: R+16 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk