Living in Yorkshire, NY
Yorkshire is a small town of 1,138 people in Cattaraugus County, New York. It's about 32 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 120 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $766 a month.
1,138people
$113kTypical home
$766/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
120"Snow
172Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,138
- Part of a metro area
- About 616 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 32 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$713/mo)
- Median rent $766/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 120" of snow a year
- 40 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 (118 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (993 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 43% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BUF airport
- 32 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,437 ft
- 240 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.