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Gainesville is a tiny town of 224 people in Wyoming County, New York. It's about 41 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $702 a month.
224people
$89kTypical home
$702/moRent
77° / 29°Summer / winter
69"Snow
172Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 224
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 263 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 41 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$561/mo)
- Median rent $702/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (335 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BUF airport
- 37 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,624 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New York districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wyoming County: R+48 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk