Living in Springwater, NY
Springwater is a tiny town of 584 people in Livingston County, New York. It's about 37 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $955 a month.
584people
$140kTypical home
$955/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
44"Snow
182Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 584
- Part of a metro area
- About 439 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Rochester, NY
- 37 mi to Rochester, NY
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$885/mo)
- Median rent $955/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (20 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (486 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ROC airport
- 34 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of New York districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+21 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.