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Chestnut Ridge is a big small town of 10,557 people in Rockland County, New York. It's about 19 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 30 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $720k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,557people
$720kTypical home
$1,710/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
34"Snow
216Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,557
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,132 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to New York, NY
- 19 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $720k (≈$4,541/mo)
- Median rent $1,710/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 47% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TEB airport
- 23 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 463 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 140 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,721 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 924 bars within 25 mi
- 2,940 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 58 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 159 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockland County: R+12 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk