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Geneva is a big small town of 12,512 people in Ontario County, New York. It's about 38 miles from Ithaca, NY and 38 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $972 a month.
12,512people
$166kTypical home
$972/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
57"Snow
185Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,512
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,969 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Rochester, NY
- 38 mi to Ithaca, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,044/mo)
- Median rent $972/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (454 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,279 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 20% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 22% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to ITH airport
- 39 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 548 ft
- 186 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 198 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ontario County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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