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Lime Lake is a tiny town of 656 people in Cattaraugus County, New York. It's about 37 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 109 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $890 a month.
656people
$108kTypical home
$890/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
109"Snow
172Sunny days
182Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 656
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 276 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 37 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$682/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 172 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 193 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 182 days a year with rain or snow
- 109" of snow a year
- 40 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (993 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 21% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BUF airport
- 37 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,670 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of New York districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cattaraugus County: R+33 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk