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Frewsburg is a small town of 1,792 people in Chautauqua County, New York. It's about 48 miles from Erie, PA and 59 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 98 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $818 a month.
1,792people
$143kTypical home
$818/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
98"Snow
139Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,792
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 536 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 48 mi to Erie, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$900/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (25 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 98" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (910 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to BFD airport
- 64 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,568 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chautauqua County: R+22 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.