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Living in Piermont, NY

Piermont is a small town of 2,514 people in Rockland County, New York. It's about 25 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 26 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $653k and rent runs about $2k a month.

2,514people
$653kTypical home
$1,910/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
33"Snow
231Sunny days
124Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,514
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 3,736 people per sq mi
  • 26 mi to New York, NY
  • 25 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
  • 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $653k (≈$4,117/mo)
  • Median rent $1,910/mo
  • Median household income $140k
  • Property tax about 1.5% of value
  • 5.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 86°F
  • Winter highs around 40°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
  • 124 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 (41 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (161 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 51
  • 25% of households have kids
  • 23% are 65 or older
  • 62% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 8% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 42 min
  • 10% walk or take transit to work
  • 11 mi to HPN airport
  • 18 mi to LGA (major hub)
  • 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 44% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1973
  • 97% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 7 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 167 mi to a big lake
  • 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 15 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 16 mi to the nearest campground
  • 170 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 11,711 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 1,497 bars within 25 mi
  • 4,104 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 116 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 246 museums within 25 mi
  • 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 5 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 20% of New York districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 4 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 8 congregations per 10k people
  • 3 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

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