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Macedon is a small town of 2,157 people in Wayne County, New York. It's about 18 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 85 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,157people
$172kTypical home
$1,550/moRent
81° / 37°Summer / winter
85"Snow
122Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,157
- Part of a metro area
- About 991 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Rochester, NY
- 18 mi to Rochester, NY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,085/mo)
- Median rent $1,550/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 122 sunny days a year (9 totally clear)
- 243 cloudy days a year
- 74 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 85" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,409 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ROC airport
- 19 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 495 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 690 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 107 bars within 25 mi
- 194 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+23 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk