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Watervliet is a big small town of 10,287 people in Albany County, New York. It's about 6 miles from Albany, NY and 85 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,287people
$180kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
57"Snow
208Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,287
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,665 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Hartford, CT
- 6 mi to Albany, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,133/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,781 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to ALB airport
- 5 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 29% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 39 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 764 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 87 bars within 25 mi
- 233 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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