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Shortsville is a small town of 1,713 people in Ontario County, New York. It's about 25 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $909 a month.
1,713people
$135kTypical home
$909/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
65"Snow
182Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,713
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,706 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Rochester, NY
- 25 mi to Rochester, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$849/mo)
- Median rent $909/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 23 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 (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (820 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ROC airport
- 25 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 630 ft
- 188 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 581 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 107 bars within 25 mi
- 169 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ontario County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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