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Hillside is a tiny town of 911 people in Ulster County, New York. It's part of the Kingston, NY area. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $469k and rent runs about $1k a month.
911people
$469kTypical home
$1,425/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
76"Snow
216Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 911
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,112 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Hartford, CT
- In the Kingston, NY area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $469k (≈$2,958/mo)
- Median rent $1,425/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 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 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SWF airport
- 59 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 322 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 489 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.