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LAKE PLACID PROFILE


The town of Lake Placid is nestled among the Adirondack Mountains and named after a nearby lake.

Lake Placid, New York
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Lake Placid has been a year-round resort destination for over 100 years with spectacular mountain scenery, heavy winter snows and a mild summer climate. The town hosted the 1932 and 1980 Olympic Games.

Among GreatPlacesToRetire.com cities, Lake Placid ranks high in home sales price appreciation, natural hazards risk and crime. Lake Placid ranks low in taxes, home energy use and demographic diversity.

For more detailed information -- including data on home prices, population demographics, air quality, water quality and more -- click on the City Report graphic below:


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