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Living in Ransomville, NY

Ransomville is a small town of 1,564 people in Niagara County, New York. It's about 24 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $900 a month.

1,564people
$218kTypical home
$900/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
60"Snow
139Sunny days
166Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,564
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 265 people per sq mi
  • 24 mi to Buffalo, NY
  • 24 mi to Buffalo, NY
  • 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $218k (≈$1,376/mo)
  • Median rent $900/mo
  • Median household income $77k
  • Property tax about 1.9% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 82°F
  • Winter highs around 33°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
  • 139 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
  • 226 cloudy days a year
  • 73 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 166 days a year with rain or snow
  • 60" of snow a year
  • 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 17 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (924 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 46
  • 32% of households have kids
  • 15% are 65 or older
  • 21% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 27 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 9 mi to IAG airport
  • 23 mi to BUF (major hub)
  • 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 84% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1938
  • 95% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 315 ft
  • 241 mi to the ocean
  • 5 mi to a big lake
  • 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 40 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 38 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 609 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 129 bars within 25 mi
  • 169 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 30 museums within 25 mi
  • 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 11 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 23% of New York districts (reading)
  • 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 10 mi to the nearest vet
  • 8 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 9 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Niagara County: R+15 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
  • Low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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