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Nichols is a tiny town of 601 people in Tioga County, New York. It's about 23 miles from Elmira, NY and 102 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $842 a month.
601people
$147kTypical home
$842/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
50"Snow
185Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 601
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,160 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Rochester, NY
- 23 mi to Elmira, NY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$927/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BGM airport
- 77 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 807 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 183 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New York districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tioga 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk