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Cornwall-on-Hudson is a small town of 3,037 people in Orange County, New York. It's about 10 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 53 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $471k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,037people
$471kTypical home
$1,471/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
38"Snow
216Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,037
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,528 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to New York, NY
- 10 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $471k (≈$2,971/mo)
- Median rent $1,471/mo
- Median household income $140k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (306 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SWF airport
- 46 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 410 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,269 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 368 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: R+8 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk