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Jamestown is a small city of 28,188 people in Chautauqua County, New York. It's about 43 miles from Erie, PA and 58 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 99 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $759 a month.
28,188people
$88kTypical home
$759/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
99"Snow
139Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,188
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,167 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 43 mi to Erie, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$553/mo)
- Median rent $759/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (25 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 99" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (645 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,394 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BFD airport
- 64 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,352 ft
- 239 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chautauqua County: R+22 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk