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Dunkirk is a big small town of 12,549 people in Chautauqua County, New York. It's about 37 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $866 a month.
12,549people
$95kTypical home
$866/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
79"Snow
139Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,549
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,761 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 37 mi to Buffalo, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$597/mo)
- Median rent $866/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (25 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,450 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to BUF airport
- 44 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 607 ft
- 263 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chautauqua County: R+22 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk