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Voorheesville is a small town of 2,824 people in Albany County, New York. It's about 7 miles from Albany, NY and 89 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $325k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,824people
$325kTypical home
$1,228/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
56"Snow
208Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,824
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,320 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Hartford, CT
- 7 mi to Albany, NY
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $325k (≈$2,048/mo)
- Median rent $1,228/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (330 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,706 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ALB airport
- 9 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 702 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 214 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Albany County: D+26 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk