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Richburg is a tiny town of 650 people in Allegany County, New York. It's about 66 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 90 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $931 a month.
650people
$71kTypical home
$931/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
90"Snow
172Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 650
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 722 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 66 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$450/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 3.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 171 days a year with rain or snow
- 90" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BFD airport
- 66 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,667 ft
- 206 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegany County: R+43 in 2024
- 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk