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Mahopac is a big small town of 9,039 people in Putnam County, New York. It's about 22 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 50 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $471k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,039people
$471kTypical home
$1,931/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
43"Snow
231Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,039
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,475 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to New York, NY
- 22 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $471k (≈$2,969/mo)
- Median rent $1,931/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to HPN airport
- 42 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 774 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,922 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 572 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+14 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk