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Country around Jefferson is a rural area of about 1,276 people in Delaware County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from Albany, NY and 112 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $880 a month.
1,276people
$175kTypical home
$880/moRent
77° / 29°Summer / winter
69"Snow
195Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,276 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Hartford, CT
- 44 mi to Albany, NY
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,102/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to ALB airport
- 45 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,051 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: R+20 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very 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.