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Millport is a tiny town of 243 people in Chemung County, New York. It's about 12 miles from Elmira, NY and 74 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $1k a month.
243people
$104kTypical home
$1,446/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
44"Snow
185Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 243
- Part of a metro area
- About 698 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Rochester, NY
- 12 mi to Elmira, NY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$655/mo)
- Median rent $1,446/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,684 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ELM airport
- 69 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 755 ft
- 162 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 206 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chemung County: R+17 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
- Moderate 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.