Living in Weston Mills, NY
Weston Mills is a small town of 1,431 people in Cattaraugus County, New York. It's about 62 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $775 a month.
1,431people
$155kTypical home
$775/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
73"Snow
172Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,431
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 203 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 62 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$979/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 179 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (993 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 19% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BFD airport
- 63 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,473 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cattaraugus County: R+33 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