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Hamburg is a big small town of 9,792 people in Erie County, New York. It's about 12 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 142 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,792people
$249kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
142"Snow
172Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,792
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,950 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 12 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,568/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 142" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (596 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BUF airport
- 16 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 814 ft
- 259 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 747 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 178 bars within 25 mi
- 212 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erie County: D+10 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