Lake George, NY Housing Market & City Data

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3,426
Population Estimate
$292,581
Median Home Value
93.1%
Employment Rate
34.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$328
Median Listing Price$650,000
Median Days on Market116
Active Listings69
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)90
Avg Listing Price$1,512,890
Avg Listing Price Change MoM6%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY42%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.95
Family Dual Income52.2
Median Household Income$62,094
Median Individual Income$31,847
Home Ownership72.8%
Home Value$292,581
Median Rent$986
Rent Burden27.2%
Poverty5.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED6.4%
  • Highschool Education24.9%
  • Some College34.2%
  • Bachelors Degree22.5%
  • Graduate Degree12.0%
  • Total College or Above34.5%
  • Stem Degree35.6%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.6%
  • Female51.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married55.4%
  • Divorced10.6%
  • Never Married28.8%
  • Widowed5.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLake George
State IDNY
Population3,426

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1821.1%
19–297.2%
30–3913.3%
40–497.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5916.7%
60–6918.1%
70–7912.0%
80+4.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation59.0%
Unemployment Rate6.9%
Disabled12.2%

ETHNICITY

White96.6%
Black0.9%
Asian0.7%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.2%
Multiple1.5%

OTHER

Hispanic2.6%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured4.3%
Veteran9.4%

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Neighborhoods in Lake George, NY

Get to know neighborhoods in Lake George, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Prospect Mountain

    Prospect Mountain Estates ↗

    Median asking price
    $525,000
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    10
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Cannon Point

    Cannon Point ↗

    Median asking price
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    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    2
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Skara Brae Prehistoric Village

    Skara Brae ↗

    Median asking price
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    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    2
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.