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North Collins is a small town of 1,081 people in Erie County, New York. It's about 21 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 183 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $853 a month.
1,081people
$123kTypical home
$853/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
183"Snow
172Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,081
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,350 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 21 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$776/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 3.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 172 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 193 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 183" of snow a year
- 46 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (264 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,785 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BUF airport
- 26 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 846 ft
- 257 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 494 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 158 bars within 25 mi
- 124 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erie County: D+10 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