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Caroga Lake is a tiny town of 448 people in Fulton County, New York. It's about 38 miles from Utica, NY and 132 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $912 a month.
448people
$125kTypical home
$912/moRent
77° / 25°Summer / winter
92"Snow
186Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 448
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 179 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Hartford, CT
- 38 mi to Utica, NY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$786/mo)
- Median rent $912/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 92" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 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 62
- 17% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to ALB airport
- 43 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,499 ft
- 129 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of New York districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.