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Wilson is a small town of 1,379 people in Niagara County, New York. It's about 29 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $768 a month.
1,379people
$173kTypical home
$768/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
64"Snow
139Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,379
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,696 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 29 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,089/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 139 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 226 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (924 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to IAG airport
- 26 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 266 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 400 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 121 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Niagara County: R+15 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