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Retire To Lake Placid, NY
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Lake Placid, New York is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Lake Placid Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Essex County blank blank 39,370
Lake Placid 2,485 2,638 2,521



Lake Placid
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .nana
2011 .nana
2010 .$414,84633.8%
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%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Lake Placid GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price na $276,000
Nearest Big City Albany na
Home Sales Price in Albany $191,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 217% of Albany home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Lake Placid GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price na $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,038 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 26.8 times the annual rent 14.7



Lake Placid
Cost of Living (2012)
159% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Lake Placid Taxes
(2012)
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 8.5% -- 7* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 122 days 2* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Lake Placid Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 4
2009 8
2008 3
2007 21
2006 1
2005 55



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