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Perry is a small town of 3,871 people in Wyoming County, New York. It's about 37 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $759 a month.
3,871people
$121kTypical home
$759/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
60"Snow
172Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,871
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,624 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Rochester, NY
- 37 mi to Rochester, NY
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$761/mo)
- Median rent $759/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 3.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 172 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 193 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (658 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ROC airport
- 32 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,358 ft
- 227 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wyoming County: R+48 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk