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South Dayton is a tiny town of 543 people in Cattaraugus County, New York. It's about 38 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 173 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $794 a month.
543people
$67kTypical home
$794/moRent
78° / 31°Summer / winter
173"Snow
139Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 543
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 540 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 38 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$424/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 4.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°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
- 173" of snow a year
- 45 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (993 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to BUF airport
- 43 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,329 ft
- 248 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of New York districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cattaraugus County: R+33 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk