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Wellsville is a small town of 4,923 people in Allegany County, New York. It's about 58 miles from Elmira, NY and 71 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $713 a month.
4,923people
$91kTypical home
$713/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
54"Snow
182Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,923
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,031 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 58 mi to Elmira, NY
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$575/mo)
- Median rent $713/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 3.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (36 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,231 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to BFD airport
- 69 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,513 ft
- 202 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegany County: R+43 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk