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Hudson Falls is a big small town of 7,395 people in Washington County, New York. It's about 3 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 116 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $927 a month.
7,395people
$165kTypical home
$927/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
64"Snow
203Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,395
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,974 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Hartford, CT
- 3 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,042/mo)
- Median rent $927/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 128 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
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (350 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to RUT airport
- 40 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 302 ft
- 129 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 255 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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