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Varna is a tiny town of 687 people in Tompkins County, New York. It's about 3 miles from Ithaca, NY and 78 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $2k a month.
687people
$291kTypical home
$1,759/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
63"Snow
185Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 687
- Part of a metro area
- About 964 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Rochester, NY
- 3 mi to Ithaca, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,834/mo)
- Median rent $1,759/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,176 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 18% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 29% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to ITH airport
- 49 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 929 ft
- 150 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tompkins County: D+51 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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.