A town of 1,897, settled in 1804. Nearly 70.2% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Schroon does most differently from other towns.
1839 · Ticonderoga and Schroon Turnpike1,654 people in 2010; 1,897 today.
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Ordered by what stands out in Schroon. Another town gets a different order.
79 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pharaoh Lake Wilderness | 35.3 mi | 21,538 |
| 2. Hoffman Notch Wilderness | 22.7 mi | 21,354 |
| 3. Hammond Pond Wild Forest | 3.2 mi | 8,500 |
About one in 4 of Schroon’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Chester (11%), Ticonderoga (6%) and Elizabethtown (4%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
The public schools Schroon’s kids attend outperform 69% of New York’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schroon Lake Central School | PK–12 | 227 | B |
Schroon has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 105 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schroon beats the New York average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| What stands out | Schroon | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.7% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.2% | 7.7% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.
70.2% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
Town in New York, United States
Schroon ( SKROON) is a town in the Adirondack Park, in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,880 at the 2020 census. The largest community in the town is the hamlet of Schroon Lake, located at the northern end of the lake of the same name. The Town of Schroon is in the southern part of Essex County. The town contains two lakes: the northern two-thirds of 9-mile-long (14 km) Schroon Lake, and 5-mile-long (8 km) Paradox Lake. The two lakes are connected by the Schroon River, a southward-flowing tributary of the Hudson River.
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5 towns share a border with Schroon.