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Newfane is a small town of 3,938 people in Niagara County, New York. It's about 28 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $828 a month.
3,938people
$152kTypical home
$828/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
68"Snow
139Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,938
- Part of a metro area
- About 743 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 28 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$957/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (924 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to IAG airport
- 24 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 348 ft
- 230 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 487 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 154 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Niagara County: R+15 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk