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Claverack-Red Mills is a tiny town of 925 people in Columbia County, New York. It's about 25 miles from Kingston, NY and 62 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $392k and rent runs about $1k a month.
925people
$392kTypical home
$1,260/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
33"Snow
208Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 925
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 307 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Hartford, CT
- 25 mi to Kingston, NY
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $392k (≈$2,472/mo)
- Median rent $1,260/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,212 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 19% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to ALB airport
- 36 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 262 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 364 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: D+15 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.