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New City is a small city of 34,458 people in Rockland County, New York. It's about 16 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 34 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $651k and rent runs about $2k a month.
34,458people
$651kTypical home
$2,242/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
36"Snow
231Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,458
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,229 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to New York, NY
- 16 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $651k (≈$4,103/mo)
- Median rent $2,242/mo
- Median household income $173k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 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 43
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to HPN airport
- 27 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 190 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 130 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,510 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 216 bars within 25 mi
- 1,452 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 100 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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