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Beekmantown is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 579th among New York's 745 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: homes are within reach, about $177K for a typical one, or 2.5 years of the Plattsburgh area’s $71K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 68% of the state's. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. Only 38 of New York’s 1,187 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is Dunkin's Reserve State Forest, at 962 acres.
Where Beekmantown beats most towns.
Where Beekmantown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Beekmantown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,343 in 1820, a low of 1,343 in 1820, 5,508 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beekmantown, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Beekmantown.
Beekmantown gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and has commutes shorter than most of New York, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
The average commute for its 2,406 working residents takes 21.9 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Beekmantown for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Beekmantown grew to 1,015 in 2023, 198 more than in 2013. At 22 minutes, Beekmantown’s average trip to work is below both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Beekmantown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Beekmantown Central School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Beekmantown High School, with 557 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beekmantown Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 479 | C |
| Beekmantown High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 557 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $399 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
At 71 of 100, Beekmantown’s FEMA risk score is above both the New York town median (31 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1978, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Beekmantown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The St Albans Radio weather station, 21 miles away, records that 80 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. The St Albans Radio weather station, 21 miles away, records that about 3 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 96% of U.S. towns.
Beekmantown has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Beekmantown is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
10 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Beekmantown’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Beekmantown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Point au Roche State Park | 5.8 mi | 776 |
| 2. Dunkin's Reserve State Forest | — | 962 |
| 3. Monty's Bay Wildlife Management Area | — | 312 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Beekmantown beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 18% of adults report frequent mental distress in Beekmantown.
| Beekmantown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Beekmantown | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.8% | 14.5% |
| More adults with depression | 23.1% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
86% of Beekmantown households own their home.
| Beekmantown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $944 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beekmantown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi LakeLake Champlain
38 mi MountainMount Mansfield
35 mi MountainWhiteface Mountain
18 mi Canyon & gorgeAusable Chasm
17 mi LandmarkFort Montgomery
39 mi Ski areaStowe Mountain Resort144 runs · 2,390 ft verticalLake Champlain: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Mount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Whiteface Mountain: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ausable Chasm: Alan Prusila / Alanp35 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Montgomery: Mfwills, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stowe Mountain Resort: Stevage, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Beekmantown
About 4 of every 100 Beekmantown residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Beekmantown is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 5,508 at the 2020 census. The town name is that of William Beekman, an original landowner. It is on the eastern border of the county, just north of Plattsburgh.
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6 towns share a border with Beekmantown.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beekmantown | #579 | C | B | — | C | B |
| Plattsburgh | #474 | C+ | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Chazy | #428 | B− | B | — | B− | B− |
| Dannemora | #541 | C | A− | — | C | C− |
| Altona | #685 | D | A− | — | C | C |
Beekmantown, Plattsburgh, Chazy, Dannemora and Altona report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Beekmantown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Beekmantown grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #579 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
The typical home is worth about $177,000, 66% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
