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Mechanicstown is a big small town of 8,808 people in Orange County, New York. It's about 14 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 59 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $344k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,808people
$344kTypical home
$1,687/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
48"Snow
216Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,808
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,630 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to New York, NY
- 14 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $344k (≈$2,171/mo)
- Median rent $1,687/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 14 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 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SWF airport
- 54 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 559 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 162 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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