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Hailesboro is a tiny town of 583 people in St. Lawrence County, New York. It's about 33 miles from Watertown, NY and 135 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $875 a month.
583people
$137kTypical home
$875/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
92"Snow
189Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 583
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 124 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Rochester, NY
- 33 mi to Watertown, NY
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$867/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (48 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 92" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 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 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to OGS airport
- 89 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 505 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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.