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Ontario is a small town of 2,044 people in Wayne County, New York. It's about 17 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 91 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $693 a month.
2,044people
$169kTypical home
$693/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
91"Snow
122Sunny days
177Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,044
- Part of a metro area
- About 507 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Rochester, NY
- 17 mi to Rochester, NY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,066/mo)
- Median rent $693/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 177 days a year with rain or snow
- 91" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 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 39
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ROC airport
- 21 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 446 ft
- 177 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 603 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 170 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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