Warm-summer humid continental
Horseheads North, New York
Chemung County, New York · Population 2.6k · 955 ft elevation
Living in Horseheads North
Horseheads North has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Horseheads North at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 955 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,272 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $207k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,176/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $84k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.18%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5513th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 984 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 16°F | 1.7″ | 8.4″ | 95 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 17°F | 1.3″ | 9.5″ | 116 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 24°F | 2.4″ | 11.2″ | 165 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 34°F | 2.8″ | 1.5″ | 199 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 44°F | 3.0″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 54°F | 3.5″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 58°F | 3.4″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 57°F | 3.6″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 49°F | 3.5″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 30°F | 2.2″ | 2.7″ | 123 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 8.4″ | 79 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology