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Amsterdam is a small city of 18,166 people in Montgomery County, New York. It's about 28 miles from Albany, NY and 112 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,166people
$138kTypical home
$1,006/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
59"Snow
195Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,166
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,093 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Hartford, CT
- 28 mi to Albany, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$870/mo)
- Median rent $1,006/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 59" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (284 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (626 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ALB airport
- 24 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 440 ft
- 113 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 536 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 159 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+29 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