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Country around Saranac is a rural area of about 2,259 people in Clinton County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 31 miles from Burlington, VT and 206 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $952 a month.
2,259people
$182kTypical home
$952/moRent
79° / 26°Summer / winter
92"Snow
182Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,259 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 206 mi to Hartford, CT
- 31 mi to Burlington, VT
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,150/mo)
- Median rent $952/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 92" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 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 40
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PBG airport
- 130 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,401 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of New York districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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.