Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Clermont’s best subject grades are an A− for health, an A+ for history, and an A for civic life; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. 44% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Clermont, above both New York’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). 17% of the land in Clermont is conserved, against 5.2% in New York’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Clermont and Clermont Estates Historic District. On civic life, just 53 of New York’s 1,187 towns do better. Clermont has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Clermont beats most towns.
ClermontCensus counts: 1,164 in 1820, a low of 667 in 1920, 2,058 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 4 maps from 1895 on.
12 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Clermont is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clermont. Close and well known come first.
22 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
9 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site
20 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
13 mi WaterfallKaaterskill Falls
33 mi TheatreTanglewood
30 mi MuseumNorman Rockwell MuseumHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Olana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clermont, 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 Clermont.
Clermont beats the New York average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 30% of adults have obesity in Clermont.
| Clermont | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Clermont | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.4% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Clermont for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Clermont grew to 312 in 2023, 146 more than in 2013. The median household income in Clermont is $95,000.
| Clermont | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $95,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.5% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
7.8 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Clermont State Historic Site, 449 acres with 7 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clermont State Historic Site | 7 mi | 449 |
| 2. Hettling Park at Clermont | — | 17 |
| 3. Clermont town park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 2014, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Clermont.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Clermont has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide). Clermont’s median age is 44.6 years. 44% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Clermont | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.6 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.7 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Clermont | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.6% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.1% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 12% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.7% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.6% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 29.8% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
81% of Clermont households own their home.
| Clermont | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,299 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Clermont
About 4 of every 100 Clermont residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Clermont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
12 places in Clermont on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Clermont.
Town in New York, United States
Clermont ( KLAIR-mont) is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 2,058 at the 2020 census. The name of the town is French for "Clear Mountain", in reference to the mountain views in the town. The town is in the southwestern corner of Columbia County, south of the city of Hudson.
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6 towns share a border with Clermont.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Livingston | #700 | D | C− | — | C− | B |
| Gallatin | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B+ |
| Germantown | — | — | C− | — | B− | A− |
| Red Hook | #188 | A− | D | — | B+ | A |
| Saugerties | #299 | B | C− | A− | B− | A− |
| Milan | — | — | D | — | B | A |
Clermont, Gallatin, Germantown and Milan have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clermont, Livingston, Gallatin, Germantown, Red Hook and Milan report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Clermont with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $452,000, 14% 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 C−.
4 notable people were born here, including Edward Livingston and Jacob H. Stewart.
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