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A town of 86,937 people in Rockland County, New York
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Town in New York, United States
1791Established
86,855Population
47.1 sq miArea
105 ftElevation

Clarkstown is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States. The town is on the eastern border of the county, located north of the town of Orangetown, east of the town of Ramapo, south of the town of Haverstraw, and west of the Hudson River. As of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 86,855. The hamlet of New City, the county seat of Rockland County, is also the seat of town government and of the Clarkstown Police Department, the county sheriff's office, and the county correctional facility. New City makes up about 41.47% of the town's population.

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$740K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $740,000 in May 2026.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market25
Sale-to-list102.4%
Sold in May48
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Safety in Clarkstown

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Safety Grade B-

Clarkstown reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 52% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Clarkstown 1
New York 3.7
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Clarkstown 13
New York 15.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Clarkstown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#36Best public schoolsof 484 in NY
DistrictCLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools31

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.

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