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Orchard Park is a small town of 3,072 people in Erie County, New York. It's about 11 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 131 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $399k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,072people
$399kTypical home
$1,192/moRent
79° / 32°Summer / winter
131"Snow
172Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,072
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,272 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 11 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $399k (≈$2,519/mo)
- Median rent $1,192/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 172 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 193 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,492 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BUF airport
- 12 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 883 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 768 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 178 bars within 25 mi
- 212 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erie County: D+10 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