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Harriman is a small town of 2,586 people in Orange County, New York. It's part of the Kiryas Joel, NY area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $270k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,586people
$270kTypical home
$2,061/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
39"Snow
216Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,586
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,576 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to New York, NY
- In the Kiryas Joel, NY area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,703/mo)
- Median rent $2,061/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (332 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SWF airport
- 39 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 541 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,525 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 495 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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