Living in Holley, NY
Holley is a small town of 1,927 people in Orleans County, New York. It's about 21 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $816 a month.
1,927people
$123kTypical home
$816/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
74"Snow
139Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,927
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,520 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Rochester, NY
- 21 mi to Rochester, NY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$773/mo)
- Median rent $816/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 3.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (627 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ROC airport
- 19 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 545 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 485 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 88 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New York districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orleans County: R+41 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