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ChaumontNY

A town of 650, settled in 1874. A typical home worth about $270K.

Photo: Stephen Schweitzer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
650
−1.4% since 2010
Typical home
$270K
+12.8% in a year
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
42.3
years
Jobs based here
219
Balanced

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650 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 7% of U.S. communities.

7risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
7Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesStrong wind
7
paid flood claims since 1992
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Chaumont home is worth about $270K

The typical Chaumont home is worth about $270,000, up 12.8% in a year, 49% below the New York typical home.

$270KZillow home value

Typical home value

Chaumont$270K
New York$527K
+12.8%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in March
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Chaumont has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 116 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

116″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–32°
Spring34–53°
Summer59–77°
Fall42–59°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in six working residents works right in Chaumont

Most working residents leave Chaumont for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Watertown (26%), Lyme (19%) and Watertown (11%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

17%work in town

Where working residents work

In Chaumont17%
Watertown26%
Lyme19%
Watertown11%
Brownville3%
13 mi
median commute distance
219
jobs based in Chaumont
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Chaumont is

Chaumont beats the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

32 measures vs. New York
11 better18 too close to call3 worse
What stands outChaumontNY
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.8%17.2%
Fewer uninsured adults4.3%7.9%
More adults who have had cancer10.8%7.7%
Samaritan Medical Center
13.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
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1864 · Dexter. (Village); Dexter Business Directory.; Limerick Business Directory.; Chaumont Business Directory.; Brownville (… · Wikimedia Commons
Chaumont’s story

152 years in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Chaumont

Village in New York, United States

Chaumont ( shə-MOH) is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Chaumont had a population of 615. The village is named for Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont, son of Benjamin Franklin's landlord and friend at Passy in France. The village of Chaumont is in the town of Lyme and is northwest of Watertown.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1874
Population
615
Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
289 ft
ZIP code
13622

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