Living in Sodus Point, NY
Sodus Point is a small town of 1,051 people in Wayne County, New York. It's about 32 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 105 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $853 a month.
1,051people
$218kTypical home
$853/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
105"Snow
119Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,051
- Part of a metro area
- About 717 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Rochester, NY
- 32 mi to Rochester, NY
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,374/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (13 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 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
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,409 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to ROC airport
- 36 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 272 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of New York districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.