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Houghton is a small town of 1,728 people in Allegany County, New York. It's about 47 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,728people
$163kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
82"Snow
172Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,728
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 635 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 47 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,029/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 21
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 44% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 25% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to BUF airport
- 45 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,385 ft
- 226 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of New York districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Allegany County: R+43 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk