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Leicester is a tiny town of 499 people in Livingston County, New York. It's about 31 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $949 a month.
499people
$147kTypical home
$949/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
53"Snow
182Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 499
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,382 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Rochester, NY
- 31 mi to Rochester, NY
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$924/mo)
- Median rent $949/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (20 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (486 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ROC airport
- 27 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 643 ft
- 221 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+21 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low 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.