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Germantown is a small town of 1,042 people in Columbia County, New York. It's about 15 miles from Kingston, NY and 67 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $446k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,042people
$446kTypical home
$1,260/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
62"Snow
208Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,042
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 286 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Hartford, CT
- 15 mi to Kingston, NY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $446k (≈$2,812/mo)
- Median rent $1,260/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,212 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 18% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to ALB airport
- 43 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 177 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 353 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of New York districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: D+15 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.