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Shrub Oak is a small town of 2,498 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 18 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 46 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $515k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,498people
$515kTypical home
$1,573/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
40"Snow
231Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,498
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,583 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to New York, NY
- 18 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $515k (≈$3,249/mo)
- Median rent $1,573/mo
- Median household income $173k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (857 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to SWF airport
- 38 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 119 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 649 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Westchester County: D+26 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High 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.