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Altamont is a small town of 1,855 people in Albany County, New York. It's about 12 miles from Albany, NY and 95 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $319k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,855people
$319kTypical home
$1,201/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
56"Snow
195Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,855
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,465 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Hartford, CT
- 12 mi to Albany, NY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $319k (≈$2,011/mo)
- Median rent $1,201/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k)
- Low property crime (990 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ALB airport
- 12 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 453 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 680 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 211 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of New York districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Albany County: D+26 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk