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Palmyra is a small town of 3,287 people in Wayne County, New York. It's about 21 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 85 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $937 a month.
3,287people
$130kTypical home
$937/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
85"Snow
122Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,287
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,440 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Rochester, NY
- 21 mi to Rochester, NY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$818/mo)
- Median rent $937/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 3.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 85" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,337 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ROC airport
- 23 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 479 ft
- 183 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 633 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 103 bars within 25 mi
- 174 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 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