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Greece is a big small town of 13,943 people in Monroe County, New York. It's about 5 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 96 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,943people
$169kTypical home
$1,168/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
96"Snow
122Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,943
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,188 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Rochester, NY
- 5 mi to Rochester, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,068/mo)
- Median rent $1,168/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 122 sunny days a year (9 totally clear)
- 243 cloudy days a year
- 74 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 96" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,441 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ROC airport
- 6 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 427 ft
- 193 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 634 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 178 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: D+19 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk