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Country around Shandaken is a rural area of about 510 people in Ulster County, New York, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 25 miles from Kingston, NY and 91 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 93 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
510people
$285kTypical home
$1,425/moRent
76° / 29°Summer / winter
93"Snow
195Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 510 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Hartford, CT
- 25 mi to Kingston, NY
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,794/mo)
- Median rent $1,425/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 93" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 18% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to SWF airport
- 52 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,323 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 216 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of New York districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ulster County: D+19 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.