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Champlain is a small town of 1,270 people in Clinton County, New York. It's about 36 miles from Burlington, VT and 219 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,270people
$123kTypical home
$1,071/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
84"Snow
182Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,270
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 872 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Boston, MA
- 36 mi to Burlington, VT
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$774/mo)
- Median rent $1,071/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 84" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (487 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PBG airport
- 156 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 217 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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