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Salisbury Mills is a tiny town of 293 people in Orange County, New York. It's about 7 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 54 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $471k and rent runs about $2k a month.
293people
$471kTypical home
$1,680/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
40"Snow
216Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 293
- Part of a metro area
- About 587 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to New York, NY
- 7 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $471k (≈$2,973/mo)
- Median rent $1,680/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 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 51
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SWF airport
- 47 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 361 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 335 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.