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Lancaster is a big small town of 10,113 people in Erie County, New York. It's about 10 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 96 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $969 a month.
10,113people
$202kTypical home
$969/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
96"Snow
172Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,113
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,721 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 10 mi to Buffalo, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,275/mo)
- Median rent $969/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 96" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (56 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,094 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to BUF airport
- 4 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 673 ft
- 244 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 883 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 203 bars within 25 mi
- 253 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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