Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Crown Point’s best subject grades are an A for history and an A− for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 43 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on hazard risk. 39% of the land in Crown Point is conserved, against 5.2% in New York’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Hammond Pond Wild Forest, at 3,975 acres with 2.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 25 of New York’s 1,187 towns score lower on civic life. Crown Point has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Crown Point beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,522 in 1820, a peak of 4,287 in 1880, 2,042 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1759 and 3 maps from 1894 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Crown Point is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Crown Point, 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 Crown Point.
20 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crown Point State Historic Site | 4.9 mi | 359 |
| 2. Hammond Pond Wild Forest | 2.2 mi | 3,975 |
| 3. Putts Creek Wildlife Management Area | — | 107 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Crown Point Central School District. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Crown Point Central School, with 310 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Point Central SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 310 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Crown Point.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Crown Point for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Crown Point has added 107 jobs, to 222 in 2023. 6.9% of Crown Point residents live below the poverty line, where New York’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Crown Point | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Crown Point has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Crown Point is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crown Point beats the New York average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 18% of adults binge drink in Crown Point.
| Crown Point | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Crown Point | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 14.5% |
| More smokers | 14.8% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crown Point. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
20 mi MountainMount Marcy
24 mi LakeLake George
37 mi State parkAdirondack Park
38 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
in town LandmarkFort Crown PointFort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Marcy: Daniel Tripp, Public domain · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adirondack Park: Original uploader was Mwanner at en.wikipedia Later version(s) were uploaded by, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Crown Point: Daniel M. Horowitz, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Crown Point; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Crown Point residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Crown Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Crown Point on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Crown Point.
Town in New York, United States
Crown Point is a town in Essex County, New York, United States, located on the west shore of Lake Champlain. The population was 2,042 at the 2020 census, up from 2,024 at the 2010 census. The name of the town is a direct translation of the original French name, Pointe à la Chevelure. The town is on the eastern edge of Essex County. It is 43 miles (69 km) southwest of Burlington, Vermont, 53 miles (85 km) northeast of Queensbury, 120 miles (190 km) south of Montreal, Quebec and 107 miles (172 km) north of Albany.
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8 towns share a border with Crown Point.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Point | — | — | B− | — | C− | B |
| Moriah | #614 | C− | A− | — | D | C |
| North Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schroon | — | — | B− | — | C− | B+ |
| Ticonderoga | #517 | C | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Port Henry | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Crown Point and Schroon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Crown Point, Moriah, Schroon and Ticonderoga report no FBI crime data of their own. North Hudson and Port Henry aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Crown Point with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
6 notable people were born here, including John Hammond and Thomas S. Hammond.
