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Lockport is a small city of 20,610 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 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $945 a month.
20,610people
$140kTypical home
$945/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
82"Snow
139Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,610
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,454 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 21 mi to Buffalo, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$882/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 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 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to IAG airport
- 16 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 607 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 771 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 181 bars within 25 mi
- 207 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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