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Tonawanda is a small city of 15,030 people in Erie County, New York. It's about 8 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $835 a month.
15,030people
$174kTypical home
$835/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
80"Snow
139Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,030
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,952 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 8 mi to Buffalo, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,095/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (264 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,785 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to IAG airport
- 9 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 577 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 859 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 198 bars within 25 mi
- 243 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erie County: D+10 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