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Johnson City is a big small town of 14,940 people in Broome County, New York. It's about 3 miles from Binghamton, NY and 111 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,940people
$117kTypical home
$1,031/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
81"Snow
184Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,940
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,282 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Rochester, NY
- 3 mi to Binghamton, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$738/mo)
- Median rent $1,031/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 3.4% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 184 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 181 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,178 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 18% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BGM airport
- 69 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 118 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 184 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Broome County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk