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Tupper Lake is a small town of 2,929 people in Franklin County, New York. It's about 63 miles from Burlington, VT and 174 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 104 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $779 a month.
2,929people
$117kTypical home
$779/moRent
77° / 25°Summer / winter
104"Snow
176Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,929
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,401 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Rochester, NY
- 63 mi to Burlington, VT
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$740/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 104" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,535 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SLK airport
- 108 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,545 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+9 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk