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Orange Lake is a big small town of 9,784 people in Orange County, New York. It's about 14 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 61 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $362k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,784people
$362kTypical home
$2,290/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
44"Snow
216Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,784
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,120 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to New York, NY
- 14 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $362k (≈$2,283/mo)
- Median rent $2,290/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to SWF airport
- 54 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 505 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 942 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 263 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: R+8 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk