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Country around Forestburgh is a rural area of about 695 people in Sullivan County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 74 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $354k and rent runs about $2k a month.
695people
$354kTypical home
$2,179/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
53"Snow
216Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 695 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to New York, NY
- 32 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $354k (≈$2,231/mo)
- Median rent $2,179/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,263 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to SWF airport
- 66 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,558 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 245 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sullivan County: R+17 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk