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Malone is a big small town of 5,429 people in Franklin County, New York. It's about 57 miles from Burlington, VT and 202 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 98 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $839 a month.
5,429people
$108kTypical home
$839/moRent
78° / 25°Summer / winter
98"Snow
176Sunny days
169Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,429
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,741 people per sq mi
- 202 mi to Rochester, NY
- 57 mi to Burlington, VT
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$679/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 169 days a year with rain or snow
- 98" of snow a year
- 35 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (461 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,923 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MSS airport
- 147 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 669 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+9 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk