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Erin is a tiny town of 473 people in Chemung County, New York. It's about 9 miles from Elmira, NY and 83 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $901 a month.
473people
$93kTypical home
$901/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
43"Snow
185Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 473
- Part of a metro area
- About 633 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Rochester, NY
- 9 mi to Elmira, NY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$589/mo)
- Median rent $901/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,684 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ELM airport
- 70 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,263 ft
- 152 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 212 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New York districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.