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West Point is a big small town of 6,349 people in Orange County, New York. It's about 8 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 48 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $388k and rent runs about $4k a month.
6,349people
$388kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
36"Snow
216Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,349
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 344 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to New York, NY
- 8 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $388k (≈$2,446/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 9 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 (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 22
- 68% of households have kids
- 2% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 40% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 28% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SWF airport
- 41 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 968 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,530 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 477 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.