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Walton Park is a small town of 3,915 people in Orange County, New York. It's about 4 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 47 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $467k and rent runs about $3k a month.
3,915people
$467kTypical home
$2,987/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
39"Snow
216Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,915
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,269 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to New York, NY
- 4 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $467k (≈$2,944/mo)
- Median rent $2,987/mo
- Median household income $157k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 46% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SWF airport
- 41 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 856 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,315 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 423 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: R+8 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low 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