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Savannah is a tiny town of 473 people in Wayne County, New York. It's about 31 miles from Syracuse, NY and 44 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 95 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $938 a month.
473people
$71kTypical home
$938/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
95"Snow
119Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 473
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 401 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Rochester, NY
- 31 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$448/mo)
- Median rent $938/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (13 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 95" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,409 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SYR airport
- 33 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 427 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of New York districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+23 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
- 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.