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Country around Arkville is a rural area of about 644 people in Delaware County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Kingston, NY and 100 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $850 a month.
644people
$206kTypical home
$850/moRent
75° / 28°Summer / winter
68"Snow
195Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 644 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Hartford, CT
- 32 mi to Kingston, NY
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,297/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 21% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to SWF airport
- 60 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,559 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of New York districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: R+20 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.