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Monsey is a small city of 28,160 people in Rockland County, New York. It's about 17 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 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $921k and rent runs about $2k a month.
28,160people
$921kTypical home
$1,892/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
35"Snow
216Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,160
- Part of a metro area
- About 12,281 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to New York, NY
- 17 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $921k (≈$5,808/mo)
- Median rent $1,892/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.1% 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
- 35" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 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 16
- 73% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to TEB airport
- 25 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 34% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 48% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 143 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,273 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 451 bars within 25 mi
- 2,072 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 126 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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