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Chazy gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $255K for a typical one, or 3.6 years of the Plattsburgh area’s $71K median household income. It grades B− overall, 428th among New York's 745 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 68% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Only 42 of New York’s 1,187 towns score lower on civic life. Lake Alice Wildlife Management Area, at 1,470 acres with 1.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Chazy’s January low is 9°F, where New York’s towns sit at 16°F and U.S. towns at 22°F.
Where Chazy beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,313 in 1820, 4,284 in 2010. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 6 maps from 1895 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Chazy is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Chazy, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Chazy.
Chazy gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
Typical home values rose 6% in the year to September 2026. 83% of households own their home in Chazy.
| Chazy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,096 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Chazy Union Free School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chazy Central Rural Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 229 | A− |
| Chazy Central Rural Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 225 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 1,778 working residents takes 20.8 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Chazy for work: only 11% work in town. The average trip to work in Chazy is 21 minutes. The top destinations are Plattsburgh (25%), Plattsburgh (19%) and Champlain (6%).
| Chazy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $470 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1983, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chazy.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The St Albans Radio weather station, 18 miles away, records that 80 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Chazy has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Chazy’s July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Chazy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Alice Wildlife Management Area | 1.8 mi | 1,470 |
| 2. Clinton Forest Preserve Detached Parcel | — | 46 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 9,207 U.S. towns with household incomes like Chazy’s, it is less healthy than 66%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Chazy beats the New York average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 34% of Chazy adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Chazy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Chazy | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.1% | 17.2% |
| More smokers | 15.3% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Chazy
About 5 of every 100 Chazy residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Chazy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 notable people were born in Chazy.
Town in New York, United States
Chazy is a town in northeastern Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 4,096 at the 2020 census. The closest city is Plattsburgh, 14 miles (23 km) to the south. Chazy is 8 miles (13 km) south of the Canada–United States border. The ZIP code is 12921 and the community is in area code 518.
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4 towns share a border with Chazy.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Champlain (C) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chazy | #428 | B− | B | — | B− | B− |
| Beekmantown | #579 | C | B | — | C | B |
| Altona | #685 | D | A− | — | C | C |
| Champlain | #556 | C | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
Chazy, Beekmantown, Altona and Champlain report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Chazy with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Chazy grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #428 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
4 notable people were born here, including H. Craig Severance and George Montgomery Scott.
