Rank

3092of 3,144

St. Lawrence, New York

Score 4.16 / 10· population 106,940

St. Lawrence County's seat is Canton, and the Canton and Potsdam area has four colleges, among them St. Lawrence University, 20 miles from the Canadian border. In 2024 the median home was worth $112,600, under a third of the $360,600 US median, yet the median property tax bill was $2,859, not far below the $3,211 national figure.

Sources
  • Canton is the county seat of St. Lawrence County canton.edu
  • The Canton-Potsdam area has four colleges: SUNY Canton, St. Lawrence University, Clarkson, and SUNY Potsdam canton.edu
  • St. Lawrence University is just 20 miles from the Canadian border stlawu.edu
  • Median value of owner-occupied homes in St. Lawrence County was $112,600 (ACS 2024 1-year) api.censusreporter.org
  • Median value of owner-occupied homes in the United States was $360,600 (ACS 2024 1-year) api.censusreporter.org
  • Median real estate taxes paid in St. Lawrence County were $2,859 (ACS 2024 1-year) api.censusreporter.org
  • Median real estate taxes paid in the United States were $3,211 (ACS 2024 1-year) api.censusreporter.org

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.4
  2. 2A (state)0.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.9
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax0.3

Environment

  1. Air quality6.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.9
  2. Life expectancy6.6
  3. Government employees1.8
  4. Single-parent households6.9

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