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Rapids is a small town of 1,655 people in Niagara County, New York. It's about 18 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 85 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $899 a month.
1,655people
$295kTypical home
$899/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
85"Snow
139Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,655
- Part of a metro area
- About 454 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 18 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,858/mo)
- Median rent $899/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 85" of snow a year
- 24 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 (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (924 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BUF airport
- 12 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 587 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 870 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 204 bars within 25 mi
- 245 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New York districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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.