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Kaser is a big small town of 5,694 people in Rockland County, New York. It's about 16 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 32 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $877k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,694people
$877kTypical home
$1,341/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
36"Snow
216Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,694
- Part of a metro area
- About 33,105 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to New York, NY
- 16 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $877k (≈$5,530/mo)
- Median rent $1,341/mo
- Median household income $27k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 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 17
- 71% of households have kids
- 3% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 41% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to TEB airport
- 26 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 16% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 30% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 143 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,456 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 343 bars within 25 mi
- 1,772 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 118 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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