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Country around Wilmington is a rural area of about 1,251 people in Essex County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Burlington, VT and 190 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 67°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 100 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $323k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,251people
$323kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
67° / 16°Summer / winter
100"Snow
182Sunny days
175Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,251 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Hartford, CT
- 33 mi to Burlington, VT
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $323k (≈$2,034/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 67°F
- Winter highs around 16°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
- 175 days a year with rain or snow
- 100" of snow a year
- 39 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 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 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SLK airport
- 112 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,927 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of New York districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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