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Putnam Lake is a small town of 3,664 people in Putnam County, New York. It's about 27 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 49 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,664people
$337kTypical home
$1,763/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
52"Snow
231Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,664
- Part of a metro area
- About 805 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Hartford, CT
- 27 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,125/mo)
- Median rent $1,763/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SWF airport
- 51 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,144 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 343 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+14 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.