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Sparrow Bush is a small town of 1,119 people in Orange County, New York. It's about 28 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 65 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,119people
$240kTypical home
$1,680/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
42"Snow
216Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,119
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 399 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to New York, NY
- 28 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,513/mo)
- Median rent $1,680/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 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 47
- 32% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SWF airport
- 57 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 958 ft
- 39 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 332 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 102 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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.