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Ellenville is a small town of 4,211 people in Ulster County, New York. It's about 24 miles from Kingston, NY and 75 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,211people
$218kTypical home
$1,320/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
55"Snow
216Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,211
- Part of a metro area
- About 484 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to Kingston, NY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,376/mo)
- Median rent $1,320/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 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 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to SWF airport
- 69 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,663 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 458 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 114 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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.