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Star Lake is a tiny town of 713 people in St. Lawrence County, New York. It's about 45 miles from Watertown, NY and 146 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 109 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $722 a month.
713people
$104kTypical home
$722/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
109"Snow
189Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 713
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 164 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Rochester, NY
- 45 mi to Watertown, NY
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$657/mo)
- Median rent $722/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (48 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 109" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (824 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to OGS airport
- 91 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,411 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of New York districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Lawrence County: R+18 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk