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Laurens is a tiny town of 160 people in Otsego County, New York. It's about 40 miles from Utica, NY and 134 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $1k a month.
160people
$140kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
83"Snow
184Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 160
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,250 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Hartford, CT
- 40 mi to Utica, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$881/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 184 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 181 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (329 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to BGM airport
- 65 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,112 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Otsego County: R+8 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk