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Highland is a big small town of 6,367 people in Ulster County, New York. It's about 15 miles from Kingston, NY and 66 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $416k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,367people
$416kTypical home
$1,483/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
55"Snow
231Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,367
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,179 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Hartford, CT
- 15 mi to Kingston, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $416k (≈$2,623/mo)
- Median rent $1,483/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 14 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 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SWF airport
- 65 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 220 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 712 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 171 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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