Living in East Aurora, NY
East Aurora is a big small town of 5,993 people in Erie County, New York. It's about 15 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 112 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $364k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,993people
$364kTypical home
$1,196/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
112"Snow
172Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,993
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,387 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 15 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $364k (≈$2,296/mo)
- Median rent $1,196/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 172 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 193 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 112" of snow a year
- 35 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (264 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,785 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 28% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BUF airport
- 13 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 925 ft
- 248 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 765 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 178 bars within 25 mi
- 212 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erie County: D+10 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk