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Duane Lake is a tiny town of 236 people in Schenectady County, New York. It's about 17 miles from Albany, NY and 100 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $404k and rent runs about $1k a month.
236people
$404kTypical home
$1,194/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
57"Snow
195Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 236
- Part of a metro area
- About 98 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Hartford, CT
- 17 mi to Albany, NY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $404k (≈$2,550/mo)
- Median rent $1,194/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (345 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,925 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 26% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ALB airport
- 16 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 906 ft
- 100 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 614 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 188 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of New York districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schenectady County: D+11 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.