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Country around Ellenburg Center is a rural area of about 1,120 people in Clinton County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 38 miles from Burlington, VT and 218 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 103 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $830 a month.
1,120people
$115kTypical home
$830/moRent
75° / 23°Summer / winter
103"Snow
182Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,120 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Rochester, NY
- 38 mi to Burlington, VT
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$726/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 103" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 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 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PBG airport
- 143 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,139 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New York districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 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