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Ticonderoga is a small town of 3,260 people in Essex County, New York. It's about 38 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 148 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $847 a month.
3,260people
$158kTypical home
$847/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
67"Snow
203Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,260
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 763 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Hartford, CT
- 38 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (668 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to RUT airport
- 78 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 289 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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