Living in Port Ewen, NY
Port Ewen is a small town of 3,426 people in Ulster County, New York. It's part of the Kingston, NY area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,426people
$284kTypical home
$1,681/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
75"Snow
231Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,426
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,640 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Hartford, CT
- In the Kingston, NY area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,792/mo)
- Median rent $1,681/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to SWF airport
- 59 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 194 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 494 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ulster County: D+19 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk