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Willsboro Point is a tiny town of 646 people in Essex County, New York. It's about 9 miles from Burlington, VT and 187 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $360k and rent runs about $934 a month.
646people
$360kTypical home
$934/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
77"Snow
182Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 646
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 232 people per sq mi
- 187 mi to Boston, MA
- 9 mi to Burlington, VT
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $360k (≈$2,270/mo)
- Median rent $934/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 77" 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 59
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BTV airport
- 117 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 259 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 205 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of New York districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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.