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Goshen is a big small town of 5,773 people in Orange County, New York. It's about 9 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 55 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $396k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,773people
$396kTypical home
$1,805/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
42"Snow
216Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,773
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,739 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to New York, NY
- 9 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $396k (≈$2,499/mo)
- Median rent $1,805/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 12 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 (41 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (184 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SWF airport
- 49 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 440 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 772 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 210 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of New York districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: R+8 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low 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