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Lake George is a small town of 1,038 people in Warren County, New York. It's about 9 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 126 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $302k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,038people
$302kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
66"Snow
203Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,038
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,771 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Hartford, CT
- 9 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $302k (≈$1,904/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" 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
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (908 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 15% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to RUT airport
- 47 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 119 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 256 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+4 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk