Living in Canajoharie, NY
Canajoharie is a small town of 1,839 people in Montgomery County, New York. It's about 36 miles from Utica, NY and 124 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $870 a month.
1,839people
$126kTypical home
$870/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
68"Snow
195Sunny days
172Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,839
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,382 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Hartford, CT
- 36 mi to Utica, NY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$793/mo)
- Median rent $870/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 3.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 172 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (765 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to ALB airport
- 40 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 495 ft
- 114 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 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