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Hillburn is a small town of 1,289 people in Rockland County, New York. It's about 15 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 34 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $487k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,289people
$487kTypical home
$2,193/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
32"Snow
216Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,289
- Part of a metro area
- About 577 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to New York, NY
- 15 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $487k (≈$3,071/mo)
- Median rent $2,193/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 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 (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 43% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to TEB airport
- 29 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 423 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 135 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 205 bars within 25 mi
- 1,343 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 94 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockland County: R+12 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk