Living in Warsaw, NY
Warsaw is a small town of 3,048 people in Wyoming County, New York. It's about 38 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $940 a month.
3,048people
$105kTypical home
$940/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
78"Snow
172Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,048
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 734 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 38 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$663/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 3.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 172 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 193 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (387 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 17% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to BUF airport
- 33 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 231 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wyoming County: R+48 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk