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Shokan is a small town of 1,196 people in Ulster County, New York. It's about 12 miles from Kingston, NY and 80 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,196people
$293kTypical home
$2,291/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
88"Snow
216Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,196
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 307 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Hartford, CT
- 12 mi to Kingston, NY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,847/mo)
- Median rent $2,291/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 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 54
- 9% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SWF airport
- 57 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 408 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 84 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.