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Southport is a big small town of 6,450 people in Chemung County, New York. It's part of the Elmira, NY area. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,450people
$108kTypical home
$1,136/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
42"Snow
185Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,450
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,012 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Rochester, NY
- In the Elmira, NY area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$680/mo)
- Median rent $1,136/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,684 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to ELM airport
- 81 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,257 ft
- 156 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chemung County: R+17 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk