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Orangeburg is a small town of 4,529 people in Rockland County, New York. It's about 23 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 27 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $646k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,529people
$646kTypical home
$1,292/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
33"Snow
231Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,529
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,479 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $646k (≈$4,076/mo)
- Median rent $1,292/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 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 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HPN airport
- 19 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 98 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 169 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11,708 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,498 bars within 25 mi
- 4,107 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 109 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 238 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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