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Niagara University is a small town of 1,473 people in Niagara County, New York. It's about 19 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $899 a month.
1,473people
$190kTypical home
$899/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
69"Snow
169Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,473
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,377 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 19 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,197/mo)
- Median rent $899/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (23 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (924 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 19
- 26% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 76% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 23% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to IAG airport
- 20 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 604 ft
- 250 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 698 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 168 bars within 25 mi
- 181 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.