Living in Round Top, NY
Round Top is a tiny town of 831 people in Greene County, New York. It's about 23 miles from Kingston, NY and 77 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $345k and rent runs about $1k a month.
831people
$345kTypical home
$1,004/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
83"Snow
195Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 831
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 95 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Hartford, CT
- 23 mi to Kingston, NY
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $345k (≈$2,176/mo)
- Median rent $1,004/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (281 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to ALB airport
- 36 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 666 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 315 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.