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Fair Haven is a small town of 1,013 people in Cayuga County, New York. It's about 34 miles from Syracuse, NY and 47 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 139 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $469 a month.
1,013people
$189kTypical home
$469/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
139"Snow
119Sunny days
172Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,013
- Part of a metro area
- About 575 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Rochester, NY
- 34 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,194/mo)
- Median rent $469/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (13 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 172 days a year with rain or snow
- 139" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (575 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SYR airport
- 34 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 331 ft
- 152 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of New York districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cayuga County: R+13 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk