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Country around Lewis is a rural area of about 628 people in Essex County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from Burlington, VT and 182 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $1k a month.
628people
$168kTypical home
$1,135/moRent
77° / 24°Summer / winter
70"Snow
182Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 628 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Hartford, CT
- 21 mi to Burlington, VT
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,058/mo)
- Median rent $1,135/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (32 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BTV airport
- 109 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,467 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 153 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of New York districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex 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.