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A town of 2,479.
The best of Whitehall’s subject grades are an A+ for history and the outdoors; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 29% of residents live below the poverty line in Whitehall, where New York’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On incomes, just 4 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Whitehall's schools rank behind 90% of the state's. 14% of the land in Whitehall is conserved, above both New York’s towns (5.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 41 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on history. The Saddles State Forest, at 507 acres with 3.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Whitehall has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Whitehall beats most towns.
Where Whitehall’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 Whitehall is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,341 in 1820, a peak of 6,008 in 1920, 4,023 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1874 and 3 maps from 1893 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Whitehall, 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 Whitehall.
The typical Whitehall home is worth about $169,000, up 3.4% in a year, 68% below the New York typical home. 62% of Whitehall households own their home.
| Whitehall | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $975 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Whitehall. Whitehall beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Whitehall.
| Whitehall | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Whitehall | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19.8% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 6% |
| More adults in frequent physical distress | 17.2% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Whitehall for work: only 5% work in town. The median household income in Whitehall is $48,000. The top destinations are Whitehall (16%), Rutland (9%) and Granville (5%).
| Whitehall | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $48,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Whitehall.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Whitehall has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 11° and about 75 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Whitehall’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Saddles State Forest | 3.9 mi | 507 |
| 2. Riverside Park | 0.5 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Whitehall's reported crime rate is below New York's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 6 violent crimes were reported in 2023.
| Whitehall | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 9.2 per 1,000 residents | 10.1 | 13.1 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whitehall. Close and well known come first.
8 mi LakeLake George
Big draw21 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
16 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
19 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
32 mi Ski areaKillington Resort184 runs · 3,031 ft vertical
29 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic SiteLake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grant Cottage State Historic Site: Coingeek at English Wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Whitehall; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Whitehall residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
10 notable people were born in Whitehall.
Town in New York, United States
Whitehall is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 4,023 at the 2020 census. The Town of Whitehall contains a village also named Whitehall.
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4 towns share a border with Whitehall.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall | — | — | B− | — | D | C− |
| Whitehall | #723 | D− | B | — | D | C− |
| Dresden | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fort Ann | #367 | B− | B | — | B | B− |
Whitehall has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Whitehall, Whitehall and Fort Ann report no FBI crime data of their own. Dresden isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Whitehall with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 2.2 years of the area's median household income ($75,836 across the Glens Falls, NY metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
