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Copake Lake is a tiny town of 784 people in Columbia County, New York. It's about 25 miles from Kingston, NY and 54 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $479k and rent runs about $1k a month.
784people
$479kTypical home
$1,260/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
49"Snow
208Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 784
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 82 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Hartford, CT
- 25 mi to Kingston, NY
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $479k (≈$3,019/mo)
- Median rent $1,260/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 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 63
- 18% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to ALB airport
- 43 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 355 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New York districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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.