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Stony Point is a big small town of 12,728 people in Rockland County, New York. It's about 12 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 39 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $507k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,728people
$507kTypical home
$1,749/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
37"Snow
231Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,728
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,162 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to New York, NY
- 12 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $507k (≈$3,194/mo)
- Median rent $1,749/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°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
- 37" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (245 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to HPN airport
- 32 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 95 ft
- Right on the coast
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 126 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,781 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 120 bars within 25 mi
- 911 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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