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Oakfield is a small town of 1,659 people in Genesee County, New York. It's about 32 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $783 a month.
1,659people
$151kTypical home
$783/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
74"Snow
139Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,659
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,510 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 32 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$951/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (855 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BUF airport
- 25 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 751 ft
- 222 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 326 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of New York districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Genesee County: R+34 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