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Westfield is a small town of 3,185 people in Chautauqua County, New York. It's about 29 miles from Erie, PA and 54 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 166 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $650 a month.
3,185people
$103kTypical home
$650/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
166"Snow
139Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,185
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 842 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 29 mi to Erie, PA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$647/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (25 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 166" of snow a year
- 45 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k)
- Low property crime (971 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ERI airport
- 61 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 774 ft
- 262 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chautauqua County: R+22 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk