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Ellicottville is a tiny town of 348 people in Cattaraugus County, New York. It's about 44 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 116 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $377k and rent runs about $1k a month.
348people
$377kTypical home
$1,160/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
116"Snow
172Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 348
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 424 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 44 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,379/mo)
- Median rent $1,160/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 116" of snow a year
- 40 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,266 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to BFD airport
- 46 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1940
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,542 ft
- 231 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 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