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Panama is a tiny town of 451 people in Chautauqua County, New York. It's about 30 miles from Erie, PA and 65 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 182 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $785 a month.
451people
$105kTypical home
$785/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
182"Snow
139Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 451
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 204 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 30 mi to Erie, PA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$665/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (25 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 182" of snow a year
- 51 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (910 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ERI airport
- 71 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,706 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of New York districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chautauqua County: R+22 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk