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Central Bridge is a tiny town of 456 people in Schoharie County, New York. It's about 28 miles from Albany, NY and 108 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.
456people
$196kTypical home
$1,094/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
53"Snow
195Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 456
- Part of a metro area
- About 160 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Hartford, CT
- 28 mi to Albany, NY
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,238/mo)
- Median rent $1,094/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (246 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ALB airport
- 28 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 190 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schoharie County: R+31 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk