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Valatie is a small town of 1,796 people in Columbia County, New York. It's about 19 miles from Albany, NY and 68 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $325k and rent runs about $842 a month.
1,796people
$325kTypical home
$842/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
42"Snow
208Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,796
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,432 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Hartford, CT
- 19 mi to Albany, NY
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $325k (≈$2,050/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,212 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ALB airport
- 24 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 256 ft
- 77 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 652 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 169 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: D+15 in 2024
- 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