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Nassau is a small town of 1,058 people in Rensselaer County, New York. It's about 14 miles from Albany, NY and 70 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,058people
$239kTypical home
$1,073/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
52"Snow
208Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,058
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,514 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Hartford, CT
- 14 mi to Albany, NY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,508/mo)
- Median rent $1,073/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k)
- Low property crime (943 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ALB airport
- 19 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 400 ft
- 85 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 669 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 186 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of New York districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rensselaer County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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