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Cranberry Lake is a tiny town of 219 people in St. Lawrence County, New York. It's about 54 miles from Watertown, NY and 154 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 130 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $818 a month.
219people
$293kTypical home
$818/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
130"Snow
176Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 219
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Rochester, NY
- 54 mi to Watertown, NY
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,847/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 130" of snow a year
- 43 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (824 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to SLK airport
- 96 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,595 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of New York districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Lawrence County: R+18 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.