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Viola is a big small town of 8,461 people in Rockland County, New York. It's about 15 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 33 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,461people
$1.0MTypical home
$1,833/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
36"Snow
216Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,461
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,061 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to New York, NY
- 15 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,585/mo)
- Median rent $1,833/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 43% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to TEB airport
- 27 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 643 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 140 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,982 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 267 bars within 25 mi
- 1,623 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 112 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.