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Geneseo is a big small town of 7,701 people in Livingston County, New York. It's about 27 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $971 a month.
7,701people
$226kTypical home
$971/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
50"Snow
182Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,701
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,703 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Rochester, NY
- 27 mi to Rochester, NY
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,426/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (25 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k)
People
- Median age 21
- 21% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 56% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ROC airport
- 23 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 853 ft
- 216 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 243 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Livingston County: R+21 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk