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Lewiston is a small town of 2,588 people in Niagara County, New York. It's about 21 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,588people
$238kTypical home
$1,131/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
64"Snow
169Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,588
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,359 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 21 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,501/mo)
- Median rent $1,131/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (23 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (924 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 15% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to IAG airport
- 22 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 354 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 631 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 153 bars within 25 mi
- 172 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Niagara County: R+15 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