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Port Jervis is a big small town of 8,652 people in Orange County, New York. It's about 27 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 63 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,652people
$237kTypical home
$1,260/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
42"Snow
216Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,652
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,420 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to New York, NY
- 27 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,493/mo)
- Median rent $1,260/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,181 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to SWF airport
- 55 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 331 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 102 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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