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Sodus is a small town of 1,820 people in Wayne County, New York. It's about 28 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 105 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $878 a month.
1,820people
$96kTypical home
$878/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
105"Snow
122Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,820
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,934 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Rochester, NY
- 28 mi to Rochester, NY
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$602/mo)
- Median rent $878/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 3.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 105" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 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 49
- 20% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ROC airport
- 32 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 206 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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