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Lakewood is a small town of 2,957 people in Chautauqua County, New York. It's about 39 miles from Erie, PA and 60 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 126 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,957people
$159kTypical home
$1,154/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
126"Snow
139Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,957
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,509 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 39 mi to Erie, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $1,154/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 178 days a year with rain or snow
- 126" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (910 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to BFD airport
- 65 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,358 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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