Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Horicon’s best subject grade is an A for the outdoors; its weakest is a C for schools. 30% of residents are 65 or older in Horicon, against 20% in New York’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. 30% of the land in Horicon is conserved, above both the New York town median (5.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Lake George Wild Forest, 7,134 acres with 7.5 miles of trail. Horicon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Horicon beats most towns.
Heintzelman Library| Widest gap | Horicon | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 17.2% |
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Horicon is from typical.
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Census counts: 659 in 1840, 1,389 in 2010. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and a map from 1986 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Horicon, 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 Horicon.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake George Wild Forest | 7.5 mi | 7,134 |
| 2. Pharaoh Lake Wilderness | 4.9 mi | 4,122 |
| 3. Town of Horicon | 0.7 mi | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Horicon for work: only 7% work in town. The average trip to work in Horicon is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Horicon has added 28 jobs, to 189 in 2023.
| Horicon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
14% of adults binge drink in Horicon. Horicon beats the New York average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Horicon.
| Horicon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 81% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Horicon | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.1% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Horicon has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Horicon’s July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Horicon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Horicon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
10 mi LakeLake George
29 mi MountainMount Marcy
21 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
37 mi State parkAdirondack Park
25 mi Theme parkGreat EscapeFort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Marcy: Daniel Tripp, Public domain · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Horicon
About 4 of every 100 Horicon residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Horicon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in New York, United States
Horicon is a town in Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Horicon's population was 1,389 at the 2010 census. Horicon is on the county's northern border and is located inside the Adirondack Park.
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Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
