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Schaghticoke is a tiny town of 545 people in Rensselaer County, New York. It's about 19 miles from Albany, NY and 91 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $800 a month.
545people
$185kTypical home
$800/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
60"Snow
208Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 545
- Part of a metro area
- About 719 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Hartford, CT
- 19 mi to Albany, NY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,169/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,007 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ALB airport
- 15 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 276 ft
- 111 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 772 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 87 bars within 25 mi
- 228 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.