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High Falls is a tiny town of 887 people in Ulster County, New York. It's about 10 miles from Kingston, NY and 74 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $2k a month.
887people
$234kTypical home
$2,235/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
60"Snow
216Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 887
- Part of a metro area
- About 525 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Hartford, CT
- 10 mi to Kingston, NY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,476/mo)
- Median rent $2,235/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°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
- 60" 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 46
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to SWF airport
- 66 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 213 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 632 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 151 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of New York districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.