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Hemlock is a tiny town of 778 people in Livingston County, New York. It's about 26 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $931 a month.
778people
$207kTypical home
$931/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
53"Snow
182Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 778
- Part of a metro area
- About 418 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Rochester, NY
- 26 mi to Rochester, NY
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,303/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (20 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (486 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 32% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ROC airport
- 23 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 899 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 428 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 128 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of New York districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+21 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.