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Tupper Lake, NY

Tupper Lake's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

3,072
Residents
$54,613
Median income
$106,300
Median home
$1,579
Median rent (state)
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Place dossier plate

Sheet NY-TUPPER-LAKE-NY · Tupper Lake, NY 3,072 pop · income 27th pct

POP-VILLAGE · INC-MID · COL-ABOVE · SAFE-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-LOW · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 3,072
  • INC-MID $54,613
  • COL-ABOVE 107.9
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-LOWER 27th
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Berwick
  • HOME-LOW $106,300
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: North Berwick, ME ( $1 income $)

Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Tupper Lake

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Tupper Lake on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Tupper Lake on ACS population and median household income . Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar population

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 3,072.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $54,613. Population peers are excluded.

4 peers

Tupper Lake - the verdict

Tupper Lake ranks in the 27th percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.

27th
percentile, household income
12th
percentile, home value
78th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Tupper Lake, NY

3,072 people live in Tupper Lake, New York - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $54,613 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 13.9%. Tupper Lake's housing stock carries a median value of $106,300, and the median resident age is 47.8 years. Educational attainment runs 18.5% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 48.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 3 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 50% from five years earlier.

New York carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 107.9 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,579 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $285 across New York, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Commute times here average 13.4 minutes, with 72.7% driving alone and 5.5% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 69.4 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Moderate).

A decision-led reading path

Useful questions to ask of Tupper Lake's data

How this reading path is ordered

This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to comparison shortlist to schools and households to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Tupper Lake, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, annual population history, local building permits, matched public-school count. No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

1. Population change

Is Tupper Lake growing, shrinking, or holding steady?

Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.

Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -87 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -2.6% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 3 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.

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Question 2

Which cities make useful reference points for Tupper Lake?

Within New York, the closest population matches are Crown Heights (3,071 residents, $127,569 income); Wanakah (3,071 residents, $77,482 income); Orchard Park (3,066 residents, $97,014 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Green Forest, AR (3,072 residents); Pleasant Hill, PA (3,072 residents); Turnersville, NJ (3,071 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.

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Question 3

What does the education layer cover for Tupper Lake?

The NCES join finds 3 public schools within the city match. 18.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.

The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.

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Question 4

How far does income reach against housing in Tupper Lake?

The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 1.9 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 13.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.

This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.

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Other supported questions

Why these stay compact

These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.

Work and mobility

What does the journey to work look like in Tupper Lake?

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 72.7%. The reported mean trip to work is 13.4 minutes.

Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
5.5%
Drive alone
72.7%

City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 1,211 workers age 16+.

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Population

3,072 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$54,613 /yr

Below median income · poverty 13.9% (High poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

107.9 (US=100)

High cost · BEA RPP 2024, New York average

City profile score · Tupper Lake, NY

23/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023

Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Bachelor's+ share F
18.5%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

Household income F
$54,613

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Poverty rate F
13.9%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Cost of living F
107.9 index

BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Tupper Lake profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Bachelor's+ share, Household income, Poverty rate, Cost of living. Bachelor's+ shareHousehold incomePoverty rateCost of living 23 F
Tupper Lake profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Bachelor's+ share: 30/100 (F) · 18.5%
  • Household income: 27/100 (F) · $54,613
  • Poverty rate: 25/100 (F) · 13.9%
  • Cost of living: 12/100 (F) · 107.9 index

How does Tupper Lake compare to other US cities?

Tupper Lake measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 27% higher than other cities
Home value 12% pricier than other cities
Median rent 78% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Tupper Lake against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to New York only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

New York-relative analysis

Median Gross Rent places Tupper Lake near the bottom of New York's cities

Among the 1,256 New York cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Tupper Lake ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Tupper Lake only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#1,012 of 1,205
16th percentile in New York
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,256
0th percentile in New York
Median Home Value
#1,081 of 1,202
10th percentile in New York
Poverty Rate
#199 of 1,246
84th percentile in New York
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,046 of 1,254
17th percentile in New York
How in-state ranks are ordered

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within New York only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

27thIncome percentile
Gauge source note

27th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Tupper Lake's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$106,300 Among the most affordable more affordable than 88% of 15,600 US cities

Show national distribution $0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). This entry sits in this band. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Tupper Lake $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Tupper Lake's home-value-to-income ratio: 1.9×

ACS median home value divided by median household income.

Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#1,458 of 15,516
More affordable than 91% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,399 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)

At 1.9×, Tupper Lake sits in the affordable band: national rank #1,458 of 15,516 and #1,399 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000). The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.

How this ratio is calculated

Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000. Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0). This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.

Income distribution context

$54,613 Tupper Lake, NY median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Tupper Lake, NY Tupper Lake, NY's median household income ($54,613) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Tupper Lake, NY-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Tupper Lake, NY median $54,613/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Tupper Lake, NY median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Tupper Lake, NY.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 18.5%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 13.9%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 48.7%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
3,072
Median Income
$54,613
Median Home Value
$106,300
Median Age
47.8
Poverty Rate
13.9%
Labor force participation
48.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
18.5%

Schools

Total Schools
3
Public schools in this city

Population Change

PEP vintage

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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3,250 residents3,300 residents3,350 residents3,400 residents 202020212022202320242025 3,375 residents 3,288 residents ▼ -2.6%
Tupper Lake's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.
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Period Population
2020 3,375 residents
2021 3,373 residents
2022 3,337 residents
2023 3,319 residents
2024 3,298 residents
2025 3,288 residents

Housing Supply

BPS source

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
3
housing units authorized
Single-Family
3
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 2
2020 1
2021 2
2022 2
2023 0
2024 3

Permit volume increased 50% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
13.4 minutes
Drive Alone
72.7%
Carpool
10.9%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
10.8%
Work from Home
5.5%

Based on 1,211 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

New York statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $285

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across New York at $285 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $65 ).

These are New York statewide averages, not a meter reading for Tupper Lake. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

New York's BEA cost-of-living index is 107.9 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Tupper Lake is $1,579/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to New York statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 69.4 / 100 (Moderate).

Cost/risk geography note

Cost of living is a New York statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Tupper Lake sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Tupper Lake compares to similar-size New York cities

Same-state peer method

Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.

City Population Median Household Income
Tupper Lake (this city) 3,072 $54,613
Crown Heights 3,071 $127,569
Wanakah 3,071 $77,482
Orchard Park 3,066 $97,014
NCES CCD Census BPS 2024
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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