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Woodbury is a big small town of 11,334 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 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $452k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,334people
$452kTypical home
$1,774/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
38"Snow
216Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,334
- Part of a metro area
- About 319 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to New York, NY
- 4 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $452k (≈$2,852/mo)
- Median rent $1,774/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,647 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 44% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SWF airport
- 40 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 906 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,493 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 488 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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.