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Homer is a small town of 3,114 people in Cortland County, New York. It's about 21 miles from Ithaca, NY and 81 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,114people
$165kTypical home
$1,158/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
89"Snow
185Sunny days
192Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,114
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,618 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Rochester, NY
- 21 mi to Ithaca, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,042/mo)
- Median rent $1,158/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 192 days a year with rain or snow
- 89" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (701 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to ITH airport
- 33 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,139 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 140 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cortland County: R+6 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk