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Fishkill is a small town of 2,184 people in Dutchess County, New York. It's about 19 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 60 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $311k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,184people
$311kTypical home
$2,300/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
49"Snow
231Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,184
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,625 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to New York, NY
- 19 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,961/mo)
- Median rent $2,300/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (732 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SWF airport
- 52 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 233 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 992 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 278 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dutchess County: D+5 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk