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Country around Au Sable Forks is a rural area of about 1,682 people in Clinton County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 26 miles from Burlington, VT and 195 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,682people
$189kTypical home
$1,026/moRent
78° / 25°Summer / winter
81"Snow
182Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,682 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 195 mi to Hartford, CT
- 26 mi to Burlington, VT
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,193/mo)
- Median rent $1,026/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 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 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PBG airport
- 120 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,470 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.