Living in Montrose, NY
Montrose is a small town of 3,717 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 14 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 40 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $423k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,717people
$423kTypical home
$2,244/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
38"Snow
231Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,717
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,294 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to New York, NY
- 14 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $423k (≈$2,666/mo)
- Median rent $2,244/mo
- Median household income $145k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (857 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to HPN airport
- 32 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 69 ft
- Right on the coast
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 127 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,845 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 107 bars within 25 mi
- 955 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Westchester County: D+26 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