Willsboro PointNY
A town of 646, settled in 1871.
Is Willsboro Point a good place to live?
Willsboro Point’s median age is 58.9 years, where New York’s towns sit at 43 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 1 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Willsboro Point. Willsboro Point has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
646 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Lake Champlain and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Willsboro Point. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi LakeLake Champlain
Big draw40 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
34 mi MountainMount Marcy
29 mi MountainMount Mansfield
26 mi MountainWhiteface Mountain
8 mi MuseumShelburne MuseumPhoto credits
Lake Champlain: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Marcy: Daniel Tripp, Public domain · Mount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Whiteface Mountain: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shelburne Museum: Storylanding, CC0
Moving to Willsboro Point: who provides what
Willsboro Point is unincorporated, so Essex 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 Willsboro Point.
More middle-aged adults than New York overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 62% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 3% of residents (23% statewide). 26% of residents are 65 or older in Willsboro Point, above both New York’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). 40% of Willsboro Point adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Willsboro Point | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 45% and 81% women
The Census survey reached too few of Willsboro Point’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±18.2 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Willsboro Point | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 1.4% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 33.6% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.4% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 15% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.9% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 36.6% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.8% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.8% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
Willsboro Point stands out in New York and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
1.9% of working residents work locally in Willsboro Point. The top destinations are Willsboro (19%), Elizabethtown (12%) and Plattsburgh (10%). Willsboro Point’s median household income is $133,000.
| Willsboro Point | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $133,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Willsboro Point
Willsboro Point has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Willsboro Point is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Willsboro Point, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More of Willsboro Point’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Only 4 of the 756 New York towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Willsboro Point. Willsboro Point beats the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Willsboro Point | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Willsboro Point | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.2% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Willsboro Point
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Willsboro Point
About 0 of every 100 Willsboro Point residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
98% of working residents leave Willsboro Point for work
Where Willsboro Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Willsboro Point
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Willsboro Point is a census-designated place (CDP) that occupies a peninsula of the same name in Lake Champlain in the United States. The community is in the town of Willsboro in Essex County, New York. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Willsboro Point had a population of 382. The peninsula is in northeastern Essex County, in the northeastern section of Willsboro, and it extends northward 3.5 miles (5.6 km) into Lake Champlain, with the main body of the lake to the east and Willsboro Bay to the west. The hamlet of Willsboro Point is on the eastern shore of the peninsula, closer to the southern end. It is 4 miles (6 km) north of Willsboro hamlet an…
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- Area
- 6.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 230 ft
Questions about Willsboro Point
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Willsboro Point, NY a good place to live?
Willsboro Point has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.