EllenburgNY
A town of 1,788, settled in 1830.
Is Ellenburg a good place to live?
The best of Ellenburg’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. Ellenburg’s July high is 74°F, where New York’s towns sit at 81°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Only 9 of New York’s 1,213 towns score lower on health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. 24% of the land in Ellenburg is conserved, above both the New York town median (5.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Chazy Highlands Wild Forest, at 9,918 acres. Ellenburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Ellenburg grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Ellenburg is from typical.
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Moving to Ellenburg: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ellenburg, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ellenburg.
Ellenburg stands out in New York and nationally, with more of its adults who smoke cigarettes
21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Ellenburg. Among 756 New York towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Ellenburg. 15% of adults binge drink in Ellenburg.
| Ellenburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 25% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Ellenburg | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.8% | 6% |
| More smokers | 21% | 11.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.7% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Ellenburg fall behind 71% of New York districts
Its public schools are run by the Northern Adirondack Central School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Northern Adirondack Middle/High School, with 424 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Adirondack Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 375 | C |
| Northern Adirondack Middle/High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 424 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Ellenburg earns a B+ for the outdoors
14 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Ellenburg is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chazy Highlands Wild Forest | — | 9,918 |
| 2. Moon Pond State Forest | — | 779 |
| 3. Clinton Forest Preserve Detached Parcel | — | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with most of New York and the rest of the country, a typical January night in Ellenburg is colder
Ellenburg’s January low is 4°F. Ellenburg has cold, snowy winters and cool summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of Ellenburg’s workers commute out: the town has 0.9 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Ellenburg for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Ellenburg has added 59 jobs, to 512 in 2023. 12% of Ellenburg residents live below the poverty line.
| Ellenburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ellenburg faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 2001, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ellenburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Ellenburg sells for about $131K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Ellenburg
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ellenburg; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Ellenburg residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Ellenburg
Town in New York, United States
Ellenburg is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 1,842 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the daughter of the principal proprietor. Ellenburg is on the western border of the county and is northwest of Plattsburgh. The southern part of the town is situated in the Adirondack Park.
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- Area
- 108 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,398 ft
- ZIP code
- 12933
- Area code
- 518
Ellenburg’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Ellenburg.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellenburg | — | — | A | — | C | D |
| Clinton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bellmont | — | — | B+ | — | C− | B− |
| Altona | #685 | D | A− | — | C | C |
| Dannemora | #541 | C | A− | — | C | C− |
Ellenburg and Bellmont have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ellenburg, Bellmont, Altona and Dannemora report no FBI crime data of their own. Clinton isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ellenburg with a neighbor →
Questions about Ellenburg
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ellenburg, NY expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $123,000, 77% 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 A.
What is Ellenburg, NY known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Fred D. Shepard and Eber Simpson.