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Lake Erie Beach is a small town of 3,279 people in Erie County, New York. It's about 22 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 166 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,279people
$163kTypical home
$1,090/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
166"Snow
139Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,279
- Part of a metro area
- About 858 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 22 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,025/mo)
- Median rent $1,090/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (25 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 166" of snow a year
- 43 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (264 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,785 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to BUF airport
- 28 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 617 ft
- 263 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 355 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 136 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.