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Schroon Lake is a tiny town of 898 people in Essex County, New York. It's about 37 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 153 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $506 a month.
898people
$268kTypical home
$506/moRent
79° / 28°Summer / winter
87"Snow
203Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 898
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 311 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Hartford, CT
- 37 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,691/mo)
- Median rent $506/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 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 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to SLK airport
- 75 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 860 ft
- 92 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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