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Little Falls is a small town of 4,550 people in Herkimer County, New York. It's about 19 miles from Utica, NY and 139 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $804 a month.
4,550people
$106kTypical home
$804/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
88"Snow
186Sunny days
172Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,550
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,186 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Rochester, NY
- 19 mi to Utica, NY
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$667/mo)
- Median rent $804/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 172 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (569 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to ALB airport
- 57 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 489 ft
- 129 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 170 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Herkimer County: R+36 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk