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Van Etten is a tiny town of 587 people in Chemung County, New York. It's about 15 miles from Elmira, NY and 86 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $1k a month.
587people
$128kTypical home
$1,023/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
51"Snow
185Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 587
- Part of a metro area
- About 459 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Rochester, NY
- 15 mi to Elmira, NY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$804/mo)
- Median rent $1,023/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 51" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 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 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to ELM airport
- 67 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 248 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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