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Lake Placid is a small town of 2,306 people in Essex County, New York. It's about 40 miles from Burlington, VT and 186 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 104 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $400k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,306people
$400kTypical home
$1,102/moRent
74° / 23°Summer / winter
104"Snow
182Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,306
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,694 people per sq mi
- 186 mi to Hartford, CT
- 40 mi to Burlington, VT
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $400k (≈$2,522/mo)
- Median rent $1,102/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 179 days a year with rain or snow
- 104" of snow a year
- 42 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (673 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SLK airport
- 107 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,867 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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