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Penn Yan is a small town of 4,714 people in Yates County, New York. It's about 32 miles from Ithaca, NY and 45 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $663 a month.
4,714people
$153kTypical home
$663/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
56"Snow
182Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,714
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,964 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Rochester, NY
- 32 mi to Ithaca, NY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$963/mo)
- Median rent $663/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,184 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 24% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ITH airport
- 45 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 738 ft
- 184 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 151 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yates County: R+16 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk