Plattsburgh
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Outdoors in Plattsburgh
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1840
Barracks with Redoubts and Plattsburgh and Saranac River from Commodore Downie's Tomb, 1840
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About Plattsburgh
City in New York, United StatesPlattsburgh is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, New York, United States, situated on the north-western shore of Lake Champlain. The population was 19,841 at the 2020 census. The population of the surrounding (and separately incorporated) Town of Plattsburgh was 11,886 as of the 2020 census, making the combined population of Plattsburgh to be 31,727. Plattsburgh lies just to the northeast of Adirondack Park, immediately outside of the park boundaries. It is the second largest community in the North Country region (after Watertown), and serves as the main commercial hub for the sparsely populated northern Adirondack Mountains. The explorer Samuel de Champlain was the first eve…
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How Plattsburgh ranks
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Housing in Plattsburgh
The median sale price was $275,000 in May 2026.
A buyer's market
Safety in Plattsburgh
Safety Grade C+
Plattsburgh reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 61% report less.
Work & commute in Plattsburgh
Full picture →About one in 3 of Plattsburgh’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Plattsburgh (23%), Albany (2%) and Malone (2%). Half commute less than 3 miles.
Health in Plattsburgh
Health Grade B
Healthier than 58% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 87% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with New York
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Plattsburgh
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Plattsburgh
Full climate →Plattsburgh has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Plattsburgh
All Plattsburgh schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Plattsburgh’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 83% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.
Plattsburgh is a college town
Colleges →of Plattsburgh’s residents are enrolled in college. State University of New York at Plattsburgh has about 3,532 students on campus.
Plattsburgh’s library
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Where Plattsburgh is
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