Living in Fillmore, NY
Fillmore is a tiny town of 543 people in Allegany County, New York. It's about 48 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $790 a month.
543people
$92kTypical home
$790/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
76"Snow
172Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 543
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 572 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 48 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$583/mo)
- Median rent $790/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 3.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 172 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 193 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to BUF airport
- 46 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,178 ft
- 227 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegany County: R+43 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk