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Chestertown is a tiny town of 499 people in Warren County, New York. It's about 24 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 141 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $647 a month.
499people
$210kTypical home
$647/moRent
80° / 27°Summer / winter
78"Snow
203Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 499
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 130 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Hartford, CT
- 24 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,324/mo)
- Median rent $647/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (908 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 19% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to RUT airport
- 62 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,148 ft
- 104 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+4 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