IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Speculator, NY
Country around Speculator is a rural area of about 539 people in Hamilton County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 158 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 118 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
539people
$227kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
72° / 23°Summer / winter
118"Snow
186Sunny days
180Rain/snow days
Is Near Speculator right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 539 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Hartford, CT
- 47 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,430/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 180 days a year with rain or snow
- 118" of snow a year
- 37 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 11% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to SLK airport
- 70 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,618 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New York districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+30 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk