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Fort Edward is a small town of 3,152 people in Washington County, New York. It's about 4 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 114 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $971 a month.
3,152people
$176kTypical home
$971/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
64"Snow
203Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,152
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,789 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Hartford, CT
- 4 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,110/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (185 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to RUT airport
- 38 mi to ALB (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 135 ft
- 131 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 281 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+21 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk