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North Gates is a big small town of 9,904 people in Monroe County, New York. It's about 5 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 99 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,904people
$163kTypical home
$1,137/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
99"Snow
122Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,904
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,722 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Rochester, NY
- 5 mi to Rochester, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,030/mo)
- Median rent $1,137/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 99" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,480 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ROC airport
- 4 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 554 ft
- 195 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 641 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 182 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: D+19 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