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A town of 1,145. A typical home worth about $223K.

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Photo: Tyler A. McNeil · CC BY 3.0
Population
1,145
−8.6% since 2010
Typical home
$223K
+4.6% in a year
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
43.1
years
Jobs based here
35
A commuter town

What makes Hampton stand out

The 2 things Hampton does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

1,145 people, and everyone knows the way

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Nearby towns
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The data

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Housing

A typical Hampton home is worth about $223K

The typical Hampton home is worth about $223,000, up 4.6% in a year, 58% below the New York typical home.

$223KZillow home value

Typical home value

Hampton$223K
New York$527K
+4.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Hampton

Most working residents leave Hampton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Whitehall (20%), Glens Falls (7%) and Rutland (7%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hampton0%
Whitehall20%
Glens Falls7%
Rutland7%
Queensbury5%
22 mi
median commute distance
35
jobs based in Hampton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 26% of U.S. towns

Hampton beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

CHealth Grade
32 measures vs. New York
0 better16 too close to call16 worse
What stands outHamptonNY
More adults with COPD10.2%6%
More smokers18.6%11.3%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth17.8%12.8%
Rutland Regional Medical Center
17 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
8th
percentile among NY towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.

68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Hampton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 75 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

75″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–33°
Spring33–56°
Summer56–80°
Fall39–60°
Oct 12
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Hampton for work

Where Hampton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Whitehall Whitehall 20% 7% → Glens Falls Glens Falls 7% 7% → Rutland Rutland 7% 5% → Queensbury Queensbury 5% 4% → Colonie Colonie 4% 4% → Albany Albany 4% Hampton · 0% stay
35jobs based in Hampton
0%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

East Hampton Free Library, 159 Main Street, East Hampton, New York. Entrance to garden
1915 · East Hampton Free Library, 159 Main Street, East Hampton, New York. Entrance to garden · Wikimedia Commons
Hampton’s story

Hampton in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.

2017-09-11 18 23 13 View north at the north end of New York State Route 22A and the south end of Vermont State Route 22…2017-09-11 18 23 50 View south at the south end of Vermont State Route 22A and the north end of New York State Route 22…HamptonNY WilliamMillerAscensionRock
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Landmarks

2 places in Hampton on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Famous people from Hampton

3 notable people were born in Hampton.

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About Hampton

Town in New York, United States

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Hampton is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 938 at the 2010 census, an increase of 7.2% since the 2000 census. The town of Hampton is located in the northeastern corner of Washington County.

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

Population
857
Area
23 sq mi
Elevation
633 ft
ZIP code
12837
Area code
518

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