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Lackawanna is a small city of 19,753 people in Erie County, New York. It's about 5 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 119 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $872 a month.
19,753people
$141kTypical home
$872/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
119"Snow
172Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,753
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,017 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 5 mi to Buffalo, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$887/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 172 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 193 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,873 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BUF airport
- 10 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 849 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 202 bars within 25 mi
- 247 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erie County: D+10 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk