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Pine Bush is a small town of 1,868 people in Orange County, New York. It's about 20 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 68 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,868people
$318kTypical home
$1,390/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
50"Snow
216Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,868
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 887 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to New York, NY
- 20 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,007/mo)
- Median rent $1,390/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 20.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 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 31
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SWF airport
- 62 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 716 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 212 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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