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Wallkill is a small town of 1,355 people in Ulster County, New York. It's about 19 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 66 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,355people
$342kTypical home
$1,351/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
46"Snow
216Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,355
- Part of a metro area
- About 442 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to New York, NY
- 19 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,155/mo)
- Median rent $1,351/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (694 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 15% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SWF airport
- 59 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 410 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 703 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 197 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ulster County: D+19 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk