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Whitehall is a small town of 2,690 people in Washington County, New York. It's about 19 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 129 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $975 a month.
2,690people
$102kTypical home
$975/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
78"Snow
203Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,690
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 477 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Hartford, CT
- 19 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$643/mo)
- Median rent $975/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 3.1% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (185 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to RUT airport
- 58 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 873 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 161 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+21 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk