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Olcott is a tiny town of 527 people in Niagara County, New York. It's about 31 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $899 a month.
527people
$200kTypical home
$899/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
66"Snow
139Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 527
- Part of a metro area
- About 145 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 31 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $899/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (924 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to IAG airport
- 27 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 302 ft
- 230 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 351 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 107 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.