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Wayland is a small town of 2,007 people in Steuben County, New York. It's about 42 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $808 a month.
2,007people
$100kTypical home
$808/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
41"Snow
182Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,007
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,776 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Rochester, NY
- 42 mi to Rochester, NY
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$627/mo)
- Median rent $808/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (32 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ROC airport
- 39 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,371 ft
- 206 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Steuben County: R+32 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk