Living in Port Gibson, NY
Port Gibson is a tiny town of 661 people in Ontario County, New York. It's about 25 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $1k a month.
661people
$223kTypical home
$1,150/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
79"Snow
122Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 661
- Part of a metro area
- About 534 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Rochester, NY
- 25 mi to Rochester, NY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,406/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 26 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 (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (820 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 11% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ROC airport
- 27 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 495 ft
- 182 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 549 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 97 bars within 25 mi
- 161 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ontario County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.