Living in Lake Luzerne, NY
Lake Luzerne is a tiny town of 907 people in Warren County, New York. It's about 10 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 123 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $3k a month.
907people
$230kTypical home
$2,833/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
61"Snow
203Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 907
- Part of a metro area
- About 218 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Hartford, CT
- 10 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,448/mo)
- Median rent $2,833/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 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 65
- 9% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to ALB airport
- 40 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 656 ft
- 123 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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