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Town in New York, United States

Bolivar

$102kMedian Home
259Sunny Days/yr
58°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 3k· Elev. 1,594 ftWikipedia

Bolivar is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 2,051 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Simón Bolívar.Wikipedia

Motto: Land of the Deer and the Derrick

State Context

New YorkU.S. state

New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. New York is the fourth-most populous state in the United States, with over 20 million residents, and the 27th-largest state by area, with a total area of 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2).Wikipedia

Income tax: 4.00% - 10.90%Avg sales tax: 8.53%Property tax: 1.62%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$102k
Median Home Price
Household Income
$74k
Median annual
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Livability

Walk Score
4
School Rating
4.8/10
Internet
No internet coverage data yet.
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Climate

Sunshine
259
sunny days per year
71% of the year
Avg High Temp
58°F
annual average
Humidity
76%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
52/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
43"
inches per year
Snowfall
22"
inches per year
Air Quality
37
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population3k
Altitude1,594 ftabove sea level
Median Age43 yrs
College Educated34%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home9%of workforce
Poverty Rate3%

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