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South Blooming Grove is a small town of 3,866 people in Orange County, New York. It's part of the Kiryas Joel, NY area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $510k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,866people
$510kTypical home
$2,161/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
39"Snow
216Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,866
- Part of a metro area
- About 827 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to New York, NY
- In the Kiryas Joel, NY area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $510k (≈$3,215/mo)
- Median rent $2,161/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" 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 24
- 37% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SWF airport
- 44 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 369 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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