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Narrowsburg is a tiny town of 482 people in Sullivan County, New York. It's about 35 miles from Scranton, PA and 87 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $855 a month.
482people
$227kTypical home
$855/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
50"Snow
201Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 482
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 266 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to New York, NY
- 35 mi to Scranton, PA
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,433/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,263 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to AVP airport
- 78 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 807 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sullivan County: R+17 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk