Living in Marion, NY
Marion is a small town of 1,400 people in Wayne County, New York. It's about 21 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 94 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $610 a month.
1,400people
$159kTypical home
$610/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
94"Snow
122Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,400
- Part of a metro area
- About 459 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Rochester, NY
- 21 mi to Rochester, NY
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,001/mo)
- Median rent $610/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 94" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 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 42
- 19% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ROC airport
- 24 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 482 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 599 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 174 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of New York districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.