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Kiryas Joel is a small city of 38,916 people in Orange County, New York. It's part of the Kiryas Joel, NY area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $759k and rent runs about $2k a month.
38,916people
$759kTypical home
$1,604/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
39"Snow
216Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 38,916
- Part of a metro area
- About 26,618 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to New York, NY
- In the Kiryas Joel, NY area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $759k (≈$4,785/mo)
- Median rent $1,604/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 16
- 80% of households have kids
- 3% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 35% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SWF airport
- 42 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 5% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 24% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 735 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,445 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 456 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: R+8 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk