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Willsboro is a tiny town of 661 people in Essex County, New York. It's about 12 miles from Burlington, VT and 183 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $729 a month.
661people
$125kTypical home
$729/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
79"Snow
182Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 661
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 346 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Hartford, CT
- 12 mi to Burlington, VT
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$785/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (32 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BTV airport
- 113 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 161 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 213 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of New York districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.