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Chaumont has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Chaumont beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 370 in 1870, 615 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1864 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chaumont, 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 Chaumont.
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 93% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 7 claims in Chaumont since 1992. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 73% come from inland flooding and 8% from cold waves. Federal aid has come to Chaumont households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
81% of Chaumont households own their home, above both the New York town median (75%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 13%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 13° and about 116 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based in Chaumont fell to 219 in 2023, 26 fewer than in 2013. Most people who work leave Chaumont to do it: just 17% work in town. The top destinations are Watertown (26%), Lyme (19%) and Watertown (11%). Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles.
| Chaumont | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On the CDC’s 32 measures, Chaumont is ahead of New York on 11 and behind on 3. 29% of Chaumont adults feel lonely, against 32% in New York’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. The share of adults in Chaumont who binge drink: 19%.
| Chaumont | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Chaumont | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Chaumont
About 1 of every 100 Chaumont residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
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.
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Chaumont has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.