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Newark is a big small town of 8,991 people in Wayne County, New York. It's about 28 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $979 a month.
8,991people
$133kTypical home
$979/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
79"Snow
122Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,991
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,659 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Rochester, NY
- 28 mi to Rochester, NY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$836/mo)
- Median rent $979/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 3.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (360 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,681 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to ROC airport
- 30 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 482 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 335 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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