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Lake Katrine is a small town of 2,176 people in Ulster County, New York. It's about 4 miles from Kingston, NY and 69 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,176people
$298kTypical home
$1,748/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
81"Snow
231Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,176
- Part of a metro area
- About 955 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Hartford, CT
- 4 mi to Kingston, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,879/mo)
- Median rent $1,748/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SWF airport
- 54 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 194 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 472 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ulster County: D+19 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