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Country around Putnam Station is a rural area of about 501 people in Essex County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 142 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $934 a month.
501people
$221kTypical home
$934/moRent
80° / 27°Summer / winter
70"Snow
203Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 501 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Hartford, CT
- 32 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,392/mo)
- Median rent $934/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 22 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 (32 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to RUT airport
- 72 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 951 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of New York districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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.