Living in Warwick, NY
Warwick is a big small town of 6,585 people in Orange County, New York. It's about 11 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 46 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $438k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,585people
$438kTypical home
$1,296/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
36"Snow
216Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,585
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,714 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to New York, NY
- 11 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $438k (≈$2,763/mo)
- Median rent $1,296/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 36" of snow a year
- 9 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 (76 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (291 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SWF airport
- 40 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 541 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,194 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 410 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 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