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Silver Creek is a small town of 2,604 people in Chautauqua County, New York. It's about 29 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 142 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $967 a month.
2,604people
$125kTypical home
$967/moRent
80° / 34°Summer / winter
142"Snow
139Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,604
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,266 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 29 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$791/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (25 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 142" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (910 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to BUF airport
- 35 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 594 ft
- 261 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chautauqua County: R+22 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk