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Port Henry is a small town of 1,410 people in Essex County, New York. It's about 33 miles from Burlington, VT and 162 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $869 a month.
1,410people
$174kTypical home
$869/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
63"Snow
182Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,410
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,014 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Hartford, CT
- 33 mi to Burlington, VT
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,098/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (32 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 19% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to BTV airport
- 91 mi to ALB (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 240 ft
- 86 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.