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Suffern is a big small town of 11,441 people in Rockland County, New York. It's about 16 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 33 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $382k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,441people
$382kTypical home
$2,091/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
216Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,441
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,456 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to New York, NY
- 16 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $382k (≈$2,410/mo)
- Median rent $2,091/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 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 (103 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (566 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to TEB airport
- 27 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 295 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 142 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,017 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 279 bars within 25 mi
- 1,646 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 113 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 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