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Pearl River is a small city of 16,155 people in Rockland County, New York. It's about 21 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 28 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $608k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,155people
$608kTypical home
$1,973/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
34"Snow
216Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,155
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,378 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to New York, NY
- 21 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $608k (≈$3,835/mo)
- Median rent $1,973/mo
- Median household income $145k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 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 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to TEB airport
- 21 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 151 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10,885 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,336 bars within 25 mi
- 3,727 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 97 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 208 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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