Living in Hamburg, NY
Suburb in New York
Hamburg is a suburb in New York, home to about 60,000 people, with 781,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Hamburg a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Mild summers: highs around 76°F
- Safe: violent crime is 0.06× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Great outdoors: coast or a lake close by
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $275k and rents for $1,640 a month
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Higher taxes: about $3,080 state income tax per resident, 2.37% property tax
- Smaller job market: about 781,000 people live within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in Hamburg: common questions
What is the cost of living in Hamburg?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $275k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,640 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 96, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Hamburg?
New York collects about $3,080 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 2.37% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Hamburg safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.06× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Hamburg?
Public schools in Hamburg test well above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 14 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Hamburg?
Hamburg has long, snowy winters: winter days average around 32°F and summer days around 76°F, with roughly 168″ of snow a year.
Does Hamburg get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and cold waves: 9 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.4 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Hamburg?
The nearest major airport is BUF, about 16 mi away.
How Hamburg scores
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