Town in New York, United States

Potsdam

$169kMedian Home
256Sunny Days/yr
56°FAvg High Temp
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Long cold season, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Winter is not just a brief interruption. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

Potsdam is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The town population was 8,162 at the 2024 census. When the State University of New York at Potsdam and Clarkson University are in session, the population increases by approximately 8,000 students. The town is named after the city of Potsdam in Germany.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
Potsdam, New York
Latitude44.67°
Longitude-74.98°
Population10k
Altitude433 ft

State Context

New YorkU.S. state

New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering the region of New England to its east, the country of Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. New York is the fourth-most populous state in the United States, with over 20 million residents, and the 27th-largest state by area, with a total area of 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2).Wikipedia

Income tax: 4.00% - 10.90%Avg sales tax: 8.53%Property tax: 1.62%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Nature Access

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City Profile

Median Age22 yrs
College Educated45%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home11%of workforce
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Cost of Living

Housing
$870/mo
Median rent
$169k
Median home price
Rent burden33% of income
Household Income
$32k
Median annual
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Livability

Safety Score
88
Walk Score
50
School Rating
5.8/10
Internet
Fiber
43%
Cable
80%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
256
sunny days per year
70% of the year
Avg High Temp
56°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
74% warm season / 75% cool season
Comfort Score
36/100
Challenging
Temp Swing
51°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
47"
inches per year
Snowfall
21"
inches per year
Air Quality
37
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
47" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 74% · Winter 75% · May-Jan 63-78%
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Current Conditions

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