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Country around Delancey is a rural area of about 858 people in Delaware County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from Kingston, NY and 116 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $1k a month.
858people
$277kTypical home
$1,054/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
68"Snow
195Sunny days
180Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 858 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to New York, NY
- 49 mi to Kingston, NY
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,744/mo)
- Median rent $1,054/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 180 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 23 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 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to BGM airport
- 69 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,729 ft
- 77 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of New York districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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