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Wurtsboro is a small town of 1,243 people in Sullivan County, New York. It's about 23 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 69 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,243people
$235kTypical home
$1,408/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
54"Snow
216Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,243
- Part of a metro area
- About 995 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,480/mo)
- Median rent $1,408/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 54" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,263 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SWF airport
- 63 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 564 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 479 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 132 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sullivan County: R+17 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk