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Plattsburgh is a small city of 19,830 people in Clinton County, New York. It's about 18 miles from Burlington, VT and 203 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,830people
$196kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
59"Snow
182Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,830
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,693 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Boston, MA
- 18 mi to Burlington, VT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,235/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,705 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 20% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to PBG airport
- 135 mi to ALB (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 39% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 148 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 205 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Clinton 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