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Gowanda is a small town of 2,683 people in Cattaraugus County, New York. It's about 30 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 203 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $753 a month.
2,683people
$96kTypical home
$753/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
203"Snow
172Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,683
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,684 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 30 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$608/mo)
- Median rent $753/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 203" of snow a year
- 50 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (759 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to BUF airport
- 35 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 250 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 147 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cattaraugus County: R+33 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk