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Spencer is a tiny town of 932 people in Tioga County, New York. It's about 16 miles from Ithaca, NY and 87 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $1k a month.
932people
$154kTypical home
$1,046/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
60"Snow
185Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 932
- Part of a metro area
- About 900 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Rochester, NY
- 16 mi to Ithaca, NY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$973/mo)
- Median rent $1,046/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ITH airport
- 65 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 145 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 211 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tioga 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk