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Fairport is a big small town of 5,403 people in Monroe County, New York. It's about 10 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,403people
$278kTypical home
$1,165/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
88"Snow
122Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,403
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,420 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Rochester, NY
- 10 mi to Rochester, NY
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,754/mo)
- Median rent $1,165/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 3.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 122 sunny days a year (9 totally clear)
- 243 cloudy days a year
- 74 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (678 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ROC airport
- 12 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 502 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 676 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 193 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: D+19 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