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A town of 3,274. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
White Creek is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 566th of 745 graded towns in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 68% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $73K, and 8% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $203K, 2.7 years of the Glens Falls metro’s $76K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 99% of U.S. towns, with 2 places on the National Register. White Creek’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 25 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on history. White Creek's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Where White Creek beats most towns.
Cambridge Historic DistrictWhere White Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far White Creek is from typical.
Its best grade is an A+ for history (#12 of 758 in New York; 2 places on the National Register; 3 notable people born here), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C comes from the livability subjects above.
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Census counts: 2,377 in 1820, 3,275 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 4 maps from 1897 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in White Creek, 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 White Creek.
21 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Mount Tom State Forest, 1,705 acres with 4.2 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. New Skete Monastery | 7.5 mi | 507 |
| 2. Mount Tom State Forest | 4.2 mi | 1,705 |
| 3. Cambridge Community Forest | 2.6 mi | 140 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Cambridge Central School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Cambridge Junior-Senior High School, with 345 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 435 | C |
| Cambridge Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 345 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave White Creek for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in White Creek grew to 787 in 2023, 164 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Bennington (13%), Hoosick (5%) and Colonie (5%).
| White Creek | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
82% of White Creek adults had a checkup this year. White Creek beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 30% of White Creek adults feel lonely.
| White Creek | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | White Creek | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
White Creek has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. White Creek’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 82% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $405 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in White Creek is 61 of 100. Since 2011, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in White Creek.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around White Creek. Close and well known come first.
26 mi MountainMount Greylock
35 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
31 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
21 mi MuseumClark Art Institute
9 mi LandmarkBennington Battle Monument
24 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of FameMount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain · Bennington Battle Monument: Phil Boucher, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of White Creek
About 7 of every 100 White Creek residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
2 places in White Creek on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in White Creek.
Town in New York, United States
White Creek is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 3,275 at the 2020 census. The town contains the White Creek Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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4 towns share a border with White Creek.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Creek | #566 | C | C+ | — | C+ | B+ |
| Hoosick | #504 | C+ | B | — | C | B− |
| Cambridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson | — | — | C | — | B− | B+ |
Jackson has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. White Creek, Hoosick and Jackson report no FBI crime data of their own. Cambridge isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare White Creek with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
White Creek grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #566 of 745 in New York. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
White Creek has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 3 notable people were born here, including Paul Cornell and John W. Sprague.
