PottersvilleNY
A town of 140, settled in 1839.
Is Pottersville a good place to live?
Pottersville’s average trip to work is 42 minutes, where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Pottersville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
140 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pottersville: who provides what
Pottersville is unincorporated, so Warren 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 Pottersville.
Pottersville has 1.6 jobs for every working resident, and 235 people commute in
Most working residents leave Pottersville for work: only 8% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Pottersville, above both New York’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Pottersville has added 223 jobs, to 248 in 2023.
| Pottersville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.4% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical Pottersville home is worth about $335K
The typical Pottersville home is worth about $335,000, up 9.2% in a year, 36% below the New York typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Pottersville
Pottersville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Pottersville’s July high is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pottersville faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Pottersville is
Pottersville beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 18% of adults report frequent mental distress in Pottersville.
| Pottersville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Pottersville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.6% | 12.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 6% |
| More smokers | 14.9% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pottersville has set aside 1.2% of its land for conservation
0.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Pottersville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fort Ticonderoga and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pottersville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
16 mi LakeLake George
26 mi MountainMount Marcy
23 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
31 mi State parkAdirondack Park
28 mi Theme parkGreat EscapePhoto credits
Fort 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
Everything we know about Pottersville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pottersville
About 6 of every 100 Pottersville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Every workday, about 235 people come to Pottersville for work
Where Pottersville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Pottersville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pottersville, NY a good place to live?
Pottersville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.