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West Sand Lake is a small town of 3,479 people in Rensselaer County, New York. It's about 10 miles from Albany, NY and 76 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $316k and rent runs about $831 a month.
3,479people
$316kTypical home
$831/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
53"Snow
208Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,479
- Part of a metro area
- About 730 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Hartford, CT
- 10 mi to Albany, NY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $316k (≈$1,991/mo)
- Median rent $831/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 1.9% 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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 15 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 (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,007 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ALB airport
- 13 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 558 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 716 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 76 bars within 25 mi
- 203 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rensselaer County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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