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Lake Placid, New York is one of the great places in the U.S. for that retirement or second home. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, weather and other demographics.


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Lake Placid, New York


Population
. 1990 2000 2007
Essex County blank 38,851 blank
Lake Placid 2,485 2,638 2,761



Lake Placid
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2010 .$414,84633.8%
Jun $392,000 . .
Apr $409,000 . .
Feb $498,000 . .
2009 .$310,000-26.6%
2008 .$422,341-18.5%
2007 . $518,096 56.1%
2006 . $331,957 8.0%
2005 . $307,421 28.2%
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Cost of Living (2010)
157% GPTR 99 City Average
127%



Home Sales Price Comparison
(2010)
. . GPTR 99 City Avg
Near Large City Albany na
Home Sales Price in Albany $184,000 $213,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 225% of Albany home prices 155%



Lake Placid
Distance to Nearest Large City
(pop. > 200,000)
112 miles  to Montreal GPTR 99 City Average
97 miles



Air Quality
Essex County
. Good Days Moderate Days Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days Unhealthy Days
2008 286 46 3 0
2007 302 48 13 2
2006 339 25 0 0
2005 313 51 1 0




Lake Placid
Water Quality
. % Good % Threatened % Impaired
2006 na na na
2004 na na na
2002 0 0 100




Taxes
(2009-2010)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 8.3% -- 7* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 113 days 3* -- 99 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Lake Placid
Recreation
. # of Parks # of Parks
(99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc.
(managed by National Park Service)
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Site, Saratoga National Historical Park plus 1 more 7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc.
(other federal agency-managed sites)
0 26
State Parks, Sites, etc. 4 11



Crime Report
(crimes per 10,000 population)
. Total Crimes Violent Crimes Property Crimes
2008 266 7 259
2007 180 0 180
2006 242 14 228
2005 254 26 228




Lake Placid
Climate
(1971-2000)
. . 99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp 5 F 27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp 16 F 37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp 66 F 74 F
July - Avg High Temp 78 F 86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation 40 in 35 in



Elevation
1,940 feet GPTR 99 City Average
1,660 feet



Lake Placid
Natural Hazards
. Risk Level 99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk Lower Moderate
Earthquake 1.5% .6%
Tsunami No Risk No Risk
Hurricane 0 0
Flood Very High Very High
Tornado Very Low Low
Volcano No Risk No Risk
Wildfire Low Low



Demographics
(2006)
. . 99 City Avg
White 95.8% 83.3%
Black 0.7% 6.9%
Native American 0.5% 0.8%
Asian 0.9% 3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 3.3%
Multiple Races 1.4% 2.4%
Hispanic (of any race) 0.9% 8.7%



Lake Placid
Median Age (2006)
37 years GPTR 99 City Average
36 years



Family Income & Housing
(2006)
. . 99 City Average
Total Housing Units 1,765 26,131
Occupied Housing Units 74% 86%
Vacant Housing Units (seasonal or recreational use) 26% 14%
Home Ownership Rate na 54%
Median Family Income $43,042 $55,423
Average Family Size 2.90 2.91



Lake Placid
Medical Care
(2009)
Hospital/Medical Center City Distance from City Accredited - Dept. of HHS, AOA or JCAHO GPTR 99 City
Average
Adirondack Medical Center Saranac Lake 11 miles Yes 4 accredited hospitals within 10 miles of city



Population Density
(2007)
. . 99 City Avg
Land Area (sq mi) 1 31
People Per Square Mile 1,972 2,035



Lake Placid
Building Permits
(single family homes)
2009 8
2008 3
2007 21
2006 1
2005 55




Heating and Cooling Degree Days
(avg annual)
. . 99 City Avg
Total Degree Days 8,683 5,926
HDD 8,547 4,677
CDD 136 1,249



EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Lake Placid Area)
Lake Placid Area EPA Cleanup Sites


Legend:
Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)



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