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Tonawanda Town is a mid-size city of 56,806 people in Erie County, New York. It's about 6 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $1k a month.
56,806people
$215kTypical home
$1,102/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
82"Snow
172Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 56,806
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,284 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 6 mi to Buffalo, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,357/mo)
- Median rent $1,102/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 172 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 193 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" 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 (138 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,817 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BUF airport
- 8 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 623 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 863 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 243 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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