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Sloatsburg is a small town of 3,038 people in Rockland County, New York. It's about 12 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 37 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,038people
$431kTypical home
$2,184/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
32"Snow
216Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,038
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,216 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to New York, NY
- 12 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,717/mo)
- Median rent $2,184/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 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 (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to TEB airport
- 31 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 486 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 120 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 124 bars within 25 mi
- 1,036 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New York districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockland County: R+12 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