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Broadalbin is a small town of 1,819 people in Fulton County, New York. It's about 33 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 118 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $992 a month.
1,819people
$164kTypical home
$992/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
62"Snow
186Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,819
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,345 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Hartford, CT
- 33 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,036/mo)
- Median rent $992/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (644 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ALB airport
- 29 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 121 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 295 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 93 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: R+36 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk