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West Hurley is a small town of 1,673 people in Ulster County, New York. It's about 8 miles from Kingston, NY and 75 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 91 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $437k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,673people
$437kTypical home
$1,682/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
91"Snow
195Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,673
- Part of a metro area
- About 442 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Hartford, CT
- 8 mi to Kingston, NY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $437k (≈$2,756/mo)
- Median rent $1,682/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 91" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 19% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SWF airport
- 53 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 604 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 429 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.