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Living in Scottsville, NY

Scottsville is a small town of 2,723 people in Monroe County, New York. It's about 12 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.

2,723people
$169kTypical home
$1,084/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
74"Snow
122Sunny days
158Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,723
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 2,514 people per sq mi
  • 12 mi to Rochester, NY
  • 12 mi to Rochester, NY
  • 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $169k (≈$1,066/mo)
  • Median rent $1,084/mo
  • Median household income $80k
  • Property tax about 3.4% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 82°F
  • Winter highs around 33°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
  • 122 sunny days a year (9 totally clear)
  • 243 cloudy days a year
  • 74 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 158 days a year with rain or snow
  • 74" of snow a year
  • 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 23 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,480 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 38
  • 30% of households have kids
  • 15% are 65 or older
  • 40% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 22 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 8 mi to ROC airport
  • 8 mi to ROC (major hub)
  • 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 81% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1958
  • 93% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 561 ft
  • 204 mi to the ocean
  • 18 mi to a big lake
  • 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 26 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 4 mi to the nearest campground
  • 70 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 684 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 102 bars within 25 mi
  • 196 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 33 museums within 25 mi
  • 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 8 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 45% of New York districts (reading)
  • 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 4 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Monroe County: D+19 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

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