Copake LakeNY
784 people live in this town in New York.
Is Copake Lake a good place to live?
Copake Lake’s median age is 62.6 years, where New York’s towns sit at 43 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 3 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Copake Lake. Copake Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
784 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site and 51 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Copake Lake. Close and well known come first.
30 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
13 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site
17 mi MuseumNorman Rockwell Museum
20 mi TheatreTanglewood
30 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
24 mi WaterfallKaaterskill FallsPhoto credits
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Olana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5 · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Copake Lake: who provides what
Copake Lake is unincorporated, so Columbia 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Copake Lake.
Most of Copake Lake’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Copake (13%), New York (10%) and Hudson (7%). Most people who work leave Copake Lake to do it: just 4% work in town. Jobs based in Copake Lake grew to 121 in 2023, 34 more than in 2013. For Copake Lake, the median household income is $102,000.
| Copake Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $102,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Copake Lake
The range runs from 16° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 50 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Copake Lake is
20% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Copake Lake. The town does better than the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 8.
| Copake Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Copake Lake | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 14.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 7.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Copake Lake, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Copake Lake, 72% come from inland flooding and 10% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Copake Lake sells for about $490K at the median
The share of households in Copake Lake who live in a home they own: 94%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Copake Lake
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Copake Lake
About 1 of every 100 Copake Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
96% of working residents leave Copake Lake for work
Where Copake Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Copake Lake
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Copake Lake is a community (and census-designated place) in southern Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 767 at the 2020 census. The community is named after Copake Lake, a lake by the west town line of the town of Copake. Copake means "snake pond" in the native language. Copake Lake is located about 95 miles (153 km) north of New York City and is an area of second homes.
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- Area
- 10 sq mi
- Elevation
- 719 ft
Questions about Copake Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Copake Lake, NY a good place to live?
Copake Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 784 people live in this town in New York.