Rank

3017of 3,144

Essex, New York

Score 4.47 / 10· population 36,775

Lake Placid, the Adirondack village that held two Winter Olympics, is in Essex County, whose eastern boundary, Lake Champlain, is the Vermont border. The 2024 presidential count was nearly a tie, 9,629 votes for Kamala Harris to 9,533 for Donald Trump. Property tax runs $3,119 a year at the median, on homes with a median value of $211,900, according to the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey.

Sources
  • The mountain village of Lake Placid, in the Adirondacks, is part of Essex County, where two Winter Olympics were held ny.gov
  • The eastern boundary of Essex County is Lake Champlain, which is the New York-Vermont border ny.gov
  • Essex County canvass of the November 5, 2024 general election: Harris-Walz 9,629 votes (9,063 Democratic + 566 Working Families), Trump-Vance 9,533 votes (8,827 Republican + 706 Conservative), 19,529 votes cast co.essex.ny.us
  • Essex County median real estate taxes paid $3,119; median value of owner-occupied homes $211,900 (ACS 2024 5-year, 2020-2024) api.censusreporter.org

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.4
  2. 2A (state)0.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.0
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax3.3

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.5
  2. Life expectancy8.6
  3. Government employees3.0
  4. Single-parent households5.2

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