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Lake Carmel is a big small town of 7,854 people in Putnam County, New York. It's about 27 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 55 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $364k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,854people
$364kTypical home
$1,565/moRent
78° / 34°Summer / winter
54"Snow
231Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,854
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,503 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Hartford, CT
- 27 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $364k (≈$2,293/mo)
- Median rent $1,565/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SWF airport
- 49 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,165 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 325 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+14 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk