Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,369.
Petersburgh’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and the outdoors; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 37 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on hazard risk. Petersburgh's schools rank behind 74% of the state's. On cost of living, just 115 of New York’s 1,215 towns do better. 20% of the land in Petersburgh is conserved, against 5.2% in New York’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Taconic Ridge State Forest, at 4,148 acres with 12.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Petersburgh has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Petersburgh is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,248 in 1820, 1,372 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 3 maps from 1897 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Petersburgh. Close and well known come first.
13 mi MountainMount Greylock
8 mi MuseumClark Art Institute
30 mi TheatreTanglewood
10 mi LandmarkBennington Battle Monument
12 mi MuseumMassachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
34 mi MuseumNorman Rockwell MuseumMount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bennington Battle Monument: Phil Boucher, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art: N-Lange.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Petersburgh, 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 Petersburgh.
Petersburgh’s FEMA risk score is 80 of 100, where New York’s towns sit at 31 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Since 2011, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Petersburgh.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Petersburgh for work: only 11% work in town. The average trip to work in Petersburgh is 30 minutes. The top destinations are Bennington (10%), Colonie (7%) and Hoosick (6%).
| Petersburgh | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.3% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
24 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Taconic Ridge State Forest | 12.3 mi | 4,148 |
| 2. Dill Brook Community Forest | 3 mi | 154 |
| 3. Cowee State Forest | 1.2 mi | 372 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Petersburgh beats the New York average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Petersburgh.
| Petersburgh | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.3% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Petersburgh | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Petersburgh has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Petersburgh’s July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
91% of Petersburgh households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Petersburgh
About 2 of every 100 Petersburgh residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
1,525 counted in 2010 and 1,372 in 2020; an estimated 1,369 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Town in New York, United States
Petersburgh is a town located in the northeast section of Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,372 at the 2020 census. The town was named after an early settler named Peter Simmons.
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Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $170,000, 68% 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−.
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