Living in North Rose, NY
North Rose is a tiny town of 564 people in Wayne County, New York. It's about 37 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 98 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $855 a month.
564people
$113kTypical home
$855/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
98"Snow
119Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 564
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 334 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Rochester, NY
- 37 mi to Rochester, NY
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$713/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (13 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 98" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,409 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to SYR airport
- 40 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 394 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of New York districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk