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South Lockport is a big small town of 9,144 people in Niagara County, New York. It's about 19 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $711 a month.
9,144people
$164kTypical home
$711/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
83"Snow
139Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,144
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,475 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 19 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,032/mo)
- Median rent $711/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 3.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (924 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to IAG airport
- 14 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 620 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 780 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 187 bars within 25 mi
- 207 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Niagara County: R+15 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk