Clinton County supports a wide variety of housing types, from concentrations of multi-family condominiums, apartments and townhouses available in the City of Plattsburgh and some of the larger hamlets, to a large number of single family homes in urban, suburban and rural settings. Below are several statistics about housing information in the Clinton County area, based on the U.S. Census. The high rate of homeownership in the County (significantly higher than in New York State on the whole) demonstrates the relative affordability of real estate in the area.