Town file
Pembroke, New York
Pembroke, New York (Genesee County, New York) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 684, "Murderer Mayor" (21 March 2026).
- Town
- Pembroke
- County
- Genesee County
- State
- New York
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 684
- Approximate location
- 43.002, -78.385
Episode 684 / 21 March 2026 / 77 min / express
Murderer Mayor
"This is Pembroke, New York... we're going way out in western New York here" about 0:03:22
The case: Murder of Joseph Benequist (February 16, 2009). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2026
- Population
- 4,261
- Median household income
- $73,917
- Median home value
- $193,800
History, in brief
- Known as Oage, which the episode says means 'on the road'. about 0:05:56
- Settled in 1805 by David Goss. about 0:06:06
- Originally established as part of the town of Batavia. about 0:06:09
- Set off from Batavia in 1812, with part in the town of Darien and part in the town of Alabama. about 0:06:15
The reviews read out
4 stars
"the town's total rating on Niche is four stars"about 0:06:49
5 stars
"loves how much country there is, with open fields for riding wheelers and snowmobiles"about 0:06:55
"everyone in town knows you and always welcomes you, and the school is small with more one-on-one between teachers and students"about 0:07:27
4 stars
"if I could choose my heaven, my hometown would be the place with all the people I met and lived with there"about 0:07:58
3 stars
"there is not much crime or violence, just the occasional DUI and speeding ticket, though a man once shot at firefighters responding to a house fire"about 0:08:27
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Brighton, New York41 miles
- Penfield, New York49 miles
- Oshawa, Ontario66 miles
- Caledon, Ontario96 miles
- Otisco, New York110 miles
- Cochranton, Pennsylvania133 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.