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Vassar College is a small town of 3,529 people in Dutchess County, New York. It's about 18 miles from Kingston, NY and 63 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $416k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,529people
$416kTypical home
$1,479/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
55"Snow
231Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,529
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,908 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Hartford, CT
- 18 mi to Kingston, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $416k (≈$2,621/mo)
- Median rent $1,479/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (566 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 21
- 9% of households have kids
- 4% are 65 or older
- 81% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 80% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 46% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SWF airport
- 63 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 22% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 164 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 789 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 188 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dutchess County: D+5 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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.