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Rotterdam is a small city of 22,695 people in Schenectady County, New York. It's about 11 miles from Albany, NY and 96 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,695people
$214kTypical home
$1,278/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
58"Snow
208Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,695
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,766 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Hartford, CT
- 11 mi to Albany, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,352/mo)
- Median rent $1,278/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 15 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 (139 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,950 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ALB airport
- 8 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- 101 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 772 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 97 bars within 25 mi
- 237 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schenectady County: D+11 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk