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Port Byron is a tiny town of 900 people in Cayuga County, New York. It's about 24 miles from Syracuse, NY and 51 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 104 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $1k a month.
900people
$101kTypical home
$1,071/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
104"Snow
119Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 900
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 987 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Rochester, NY
- 24 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$634/mo)
- Median rent $1,071/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (13 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 104" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (385 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SYR airport
- 27 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 390 ft
- 166 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 299 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 107 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of New York districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cayuga County: R+13 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk