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East Kingston is a tiny town of 227 people in Ulster County, New York. It's part of the Kingston, NY area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $1k a month.
227people
$187kTypical home
$1,425/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
78"Snow
231Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 227
- Part of a metro area
- About 337 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Hartford, CT
- In the Kingston, NY area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,177/mo)
- Median rent $1,425/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 3.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 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 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SWF airport
- 56 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 217 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 526 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 125 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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.