East Fishkill is a town on the southern border of Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 29,707 at the 2020 census. Until its creation in 1849, the town was the eastern portion of the town of Fishkill. Hudson Valley Research Park is located in the town. The site once known as IBM East Fishkill, once housed 27 divisions and 4,700 regular employees for IBM Microelectronics, which later became a part of GlobalFoundries. IBM produced microchips at this facility, which also house the advanced automated processor fabrication facility where IBM's "Cell" microprocessor was co-developed. The fab's current owner is Onsemi.

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How East Fishkill ranks

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Area code845

Living in East Fishkill

Housing in East Fishkill

$679K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $679,000 in May 2026.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market29

Sale-to-list100.9%

Sold in May17

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Safety in East Fishkill

Safety Grade A

East Fishkill reports less crime per resident than 90% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

East Fishkill 0.7

New York 3.7

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

East Fishkill 3.3

New York 15.7

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in East Fishkill

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School Grade B

The public schools East Fishkill’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#40Best public schoolsof 484 in NY

DistrictWAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools7

GAYHEAD SCHOOL BElementary · Grades K–6 · 831 students FISHKILL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BElementary · Grades PK–6 · 602 students VAN WYCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL C+Middle · Grades 7–8 · 878 students JOHN JAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL A+High · Grades 9–12 · 1,768 students ORCHARD VIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL B-High · Grades 9–12 · 58 students BETHEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

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.