CITY PROFILE
Jamestown, NY
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Jamestown is a smaller metro where housing is one of the more affordable in our dataset—a meaningful advantage if cost of living matters to your move. Expect a cold-winter, cool-summer climate with moderate sunshine and moderate rainfall, so you'll need to be comfortable with genuine seasonal variation and cloud cover. It's a straightforward place to evaluate on the factors that matter most to you.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $177K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,110/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 6°C · warmest 22.7°C · coolest -11.2°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 534 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.01 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #328 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy95
- Affordable to rent90
- Climate comfort16
- Plenty of sunshine43
- Big-city amenities20
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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