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Seneca Falls is a big small town of 6,956 people in Seneca County, New York. It's about 34 miles from Syracuse, NY and 45 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $951 a month.
6,956people
$124kTypical home
$951/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
74"Snow
185Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,956
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,484 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Rochester, NY
- 34 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$780/mo)
- Median rent $951/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,826 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ITH airport
- 38 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 443 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Seneca County: R+12 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk