Washington County, New York

Washington County has a population of 60,522 and has shrunk 3.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $196,200, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $73,495.

Home price
$196,200
Income
$73,495
Population
60,522
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$196,200county
Median gross rent$1,033county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198064.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.9%county
Typical monthly rent$2,875(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,348county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,066county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,742county
Home insurance / yr$1,683(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living125.1(statewide)
Median household income$73,495county
Family health premium / yr$27,188(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,361(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.166(statewide)
Poverty rate10.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.0%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government17.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.8%county
Economic output per resident$43,632county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.01%county
Top state income tax10.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.54%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4519county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network2county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station6.2 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.2%county
Traffic deaths28.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.2%county
Public schools in the county25county
Public school enrollment7873county
Students per full-time teacher8.9county
Free lunch eligible46.1%county
Elementary schools12county
Middle schools2county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians36county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population60,522county
Land area in square miles831county
People per square mile of land72.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores9county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store4.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age45.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.7%county
Share of households that are one person29.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.2%county
Second languages4.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls27.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents135county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in1,429county
Households that moved away1,481county
Average income of arriving households$57,270county
Average income of departing households$54,911county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year84county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate380(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature47°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.70 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F11 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing156 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days172 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 28county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.8¢county
Household electricity use680 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity11.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas23.3%county
Homes heated by propane15.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil37.0%county
Homes heated by wood10.0%county
Households with broadband86.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk70.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk83.4county
Hail risk41.2county
Earthquake risk59.2county
Tornado risk43.7county
Tropical cyclone risk72.7county
Extreme heat risk41.4county
Winter weather risk37.8county
Strong wind risk27.7county
Wildfire risk20.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Washington County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New York figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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