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Farnham is a tiny town of 435 people in Erie County, New York. It's about 23 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 170 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $1k a month.
435people
$134kTypical home
$1,057/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
170"Snow
139Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 435
- Part of a metro area
- About 360 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 23 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$848/mo)
- Median rent $1,057/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (25 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 170" of snow a year
- 43 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (264 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,785 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BUF airport
- 30 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 262 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 327 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 122 bars within 25 mi
- 83 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New York districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erie County: D+10 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