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Fort Johnson is a tiny town of 364 people in Montgomery County, New York. It's about 30 miles from Albany, NY and 114 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $1k a month.
364people
$164kTypical home
$1,088/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
59"Snow
195Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 364
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 493 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Hartford, CT
- 30 mi to Albany, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,033/mo)
- Median rent $1,088/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 59" of snow a year
- 17 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 (160 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (765 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 17% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ALB airport
- 26 mi to ALB (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 345 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 298 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+29 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