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Wingdale is a small town of 1,234 people in Dutchess County, New York. It's about 28 miles from Waterbury, CT and 47 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,234people
$299kTypical home
$1,146/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
54"Snow
231Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,234
- Part of a metro area
- About 481 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Hartford, CT
- 28 mi to Waterbury, CT
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,888/mo)
- Median rent $1,146/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (566 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SWF airport
- 50 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 568 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 768 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 181 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of New York districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dutchess County: D+5 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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.