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Horseheads is a big small town of 6,449 people in Chemung County, New York. It's about 5 miles from Elmira, NY and 80 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,449people
$141kTypical home
$1,181/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
43"Snow
185Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,449
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,657 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Rochester, NY
- 5 mi to Elmira, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$892/mo)
- Median rent $1,181/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (612 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to ELM airport
- 75 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 922 ft
- 159 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 207 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chemung County: R+17 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk