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Webster is a big small town of 5,718 people in Monroe County, New York. It's about 10 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,718people
$218kTypical home
$1,239/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
87"Snow
122Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,718
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,596 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Rochester, NY
- 10 mi to Rochester, NY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,377/mo)
- Median rent $1,239/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 122 sunny days a year (9 totally clear)
- 243 cloudy days a year
- 74 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,480 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 21% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ROC airport
- 14 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 417 ft
- 182 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 634 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 181 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: D+19 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