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North Tonawanda is a small city of 30,198 people in Niagara County, New York. It's about 11 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $934 a month.
30,198people
$197kTypical home
$934/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
80"Snow
139Sunny days
177Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,198
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,992 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 11 mi to Buffalo, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,244/mo)
- Median rent $934/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 177 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,053 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to IAG airport
- 10 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 577 ft
- 247 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 859 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 198 bars within 25 mi
- 243 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
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