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Medina is a big small town of 5,770 people in Orleans County, New York. It's about 33 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $906 a month.
5,770people
$107kTypical home
$906/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
71"Snow
139Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,770
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,749 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 33 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$676/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 3.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 25 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 (173 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (790 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BUF airport
- 26 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 548 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 299 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orleans County: R+41 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