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New Paltz is a big small town of 8,314 people in Ulster County, New York. It's about 13 miles from Kingston, NY and 72 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $415k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,314people
$415kTypical home
$1,672/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
58"Snow
216Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,314
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4,719 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Hartford, CT
- 13 mi to Kingston, NY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $415k (≈$2,614/mo)
- Median rent $1,672/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" 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 (64 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 22
- 14% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 56% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SWF airport
- 68 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 28% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 358 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 724 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 181 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Ulster County: D+19 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk