ChestertownNY
The town, settled in 1826, counts 499 residents.
Is Chestertown a good place to live?
Chestertown’s midpoint age is 28.9 years, below both New York’s towns (43 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 751 New York towns, just 3 have a lower rent at the middle of the market than Chestertown. Chestertown’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, above both the New York town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Chestertown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Chestertown.
Young adults are more common in Chestertown than in New York
Adults 18 to 34 are just over half of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 5% of residents (21% statewide). The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 31%, against 40% across New York.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 52% and 76% women
The Census survey reached too few of Chestertown’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Chestertown | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.6% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 24% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 27.3% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.6% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.5% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
The typical home in Chestertown: about $385K
64% of households live in a home they own in Chestertown. Typical home values rose 6.7% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Chestertown has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Chestertown’s peak summer temperature works out to 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Chestertown has 0.8 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Chestertown had 204 jobs in 2024, down 313 from 2014. Only 9% of working residents stay in Chestertown for work; the rest commute out. Its typical journey to work is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Chester (20%), Queensbury (9%) and Warrensburg (8%).
| Chestertown | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
How healthy Chestertown is
38% of Chestertown adults have high blood pressure. The town does better than the New York average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5. Among adults locally, 32% sleep under 7 hours and 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Chestertown | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Chestertown | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Chestertown has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score here in Chestertown is 60 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 76% come from inland flooding and 14% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Chestertown
Fort Ticonderoga and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chestertown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
12 mi LakeLake George
16 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
33 mi MountainMount Marcy
37 mi State parkAdirondack Park
21 mi Theme parkGreat EscapePhoto credits
Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Marcy: Daniel Tripp, Public domain · Adirondack Park: Original uploader was Mwanner at en.wikipedia Later version(s) were uploaded by, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0
Moving to Chestertown: who provides what
Chestertown is unincorporated, so Warren County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Chestertown
About 5 of every 100 Chestertown residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Questions about Chestertown
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