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Living in Windsor, NY

Windsor is a small town of 1,128 people in Broome County, New York. It's about 14 miles from Binghamton, NY and 126 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $771 a month.

1,128people
$139kTypical home
$771/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
68"Snow
184Sunny days
156Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,128
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,026 people per sq mi
  • 126 mi to Rochester, NY
  • 14 mi to Binghamton, NY
  • 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $139k (≈$875/mo)
  • Median rent $771/mo
  • Median household income $73k
  • Property tax about 2.6% of value
  • 10.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 82°F
  • Winter highs around 33°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
  • 184 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
  • 181 cloudy days a year
  • 60 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 156 days a year with rain or snow
  • 68" of snow a year
  • 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 29 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,178 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 43
  • 31% of households have kids
  • 22% are 65 or older
  • 25% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 6% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 25 min
  • 4% walk or take transit to work
  • 20 mi to BGM airport
  • 75 mi to SYR (major hub)
  • 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 74% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1956
  • 89% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 922 ft
  • 102 mi to the ocean
  • 53 mi to a big lake
  • 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 25 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 5 mi to the nearest campground
  • 20 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 188 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 55 bars within 25 mi
  • 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 10 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 15 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 25% of New York districts (reading)
  • 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 16 mi to the nearest vet
  • 10 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 7 congregations per 10k people
  • 14 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Broome County: Purple — split almost evenly
  • New York: D+13 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Low hurricane risk
  • Low tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • High flood risk
  • Very low drought risk
  • High winter storm risk
  • Low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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