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Woodstock is a small town of 2,239 people in Ulster County, New York. It's about 10 miles from Kingston, NY and 76 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 90 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $676k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,239people
$676kTypical home
$1,746/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
90"Snow
195Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,239
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 327 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Hartford, CT
- 10 mi to Kingston, NY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $676k (≈$4,260/mo)
- Median rent $1,746/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 90" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (16 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (210 per 100k)
People
- Median age 67
- 11% of households have kids
- 50% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to SWF airport
- 51 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 577 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 367 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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