Cornwall, NY: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Cornwall is a town in Orange County, New York, United States, approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City on the western shore of the Hudson River. As of the 2020 census, the population was at 12,884. Cornwall has become a bedroom community for cities in the Hudson Valley and Greater New York metropolitan areas; commuter rail service to North Jersey and New York City is available via the Salisbury Mills–Cornwall train station, operated by NJ Transit on behalf of Metro-North Railroad, and the town is located less than an hour from the George Washington Bridge with access to major commuter routes such as the New York State Thruway and the Palisades Parkway. Cornwall also has a notew…

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How Cornwall ranks

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#6Safest in NY #29Best schools in NY #97Highest graduation rate in NY All NY rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code12518

Area code845

Living in Cornwall

Housing in Cornwall

$531K▲ 2.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Cornwall home is worth about $531,000, up 2.7% in a year, close to the New York typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market73

Sale-to-list92.3%

Sold in May5

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Safety in Cornwall

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Safety Grade A+

Cornwall reports less crime per resident than 99% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Cornwall 0

New York 3.7

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Cornwall 0.9

New York 15.7

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Cornwall

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School Grade A-

The public schools Cornwall’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#29Best public schoolsof 484 in NY

DistrictCORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools6

CORNWALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A-Elementary · Grades K–4 · 595 students CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL B+Elementary · Grades K–4 · 239 students WILLOW AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A-Elementary · Grades K–4 · 236 students CORNWALL MIDDLE SCHOOL B-Middle · Grades 5–8 · 905 students CORNWALL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL A+High · Grades 9–12 · 1,010 students THE STORM KING SCHOOL

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.