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Elmira Heights is a small town of 4,110 people in Chemung County, New York. It's part of the Elmira, NY area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $851 a month.
4,110people
$105kTypical home
$851/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
42"Snow
185Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,110
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,586 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Rochester, NY
- In the Elmira, NY area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$661/mo)
- Median rent $851/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (216 per 100k)
- Low property crime (903 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ELM airport
- 77 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 876 ft
- 158 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chemung County: R+17 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk