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Limestone is a tiny town of 480 people in Cattaraugus County, New York. It's about 62 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $770 a month.
480people
$85kTypical home
$770/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
78"Snow
172Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 480
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 285 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 62 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$534/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 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 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BFD airport
- 64 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,424 ft
- 216 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.