These are the second home hot spots around the Albany region


When it comes to second homes, one county in New York stands out from all the others: Hamilton County.

A full 84% of homes in the county, which includes Long Lake and Blue Mountain Lake, are seasonal. The next on the list? Essex County, the home of Lake Placid and Schroon Lake, with 33% of houses being seasonal.

We took a look at the counties within a 100-mile radius of Albany to see where the most seasonal homes are concentrated. The hot spots for these getaways span upstate New York, Vermont,…

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