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Gorham is a tiny town of 315 people in Ontario County, New York. It's about 35 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
315people
$229kTypical home
$1,150/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
56"Snow
182Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 315
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 156 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Rochester, NY
- 35 mi to Rochester, NY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,442/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (820 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 16% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ROC airport
- 35 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 193 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 219 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New York districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.