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Sanborn is a small town of 1,573 people in Niagara County, New York. It's about 17 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,573people
$236kTypical home
$1,049/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
73"Snow
139Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,573
- Part of a metro area
- About 597 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 17 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,486/mo)
- Median rent $1,049/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 22 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 (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (924 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to IAG airport
- 16 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 243 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 780 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 184 bars within 25 mi
- 204 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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