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Middletown

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Map of Middletown: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land9.5%324 of 3,392 acres
Trails7.0 mi1.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1111 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Middletown

City in New York, United States
1848Established
30,345Population
5.1 sq miArea
520 ftElevation

Middletown is the largest city in Orange County, New York, United States. It lies in New York's Hudson Valley region, near the Wallkill River and the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains. Middletown is situated between Port Jervis and Newburgh, New York. At the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 30,345, reflecting an increase of 2,259 from the 28,086 counted in the 2010 census. The ZIP Code is 10940. Middletown falls within the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area, which belongs to the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area. Middletown was incorporated as a city in 1888. It grew in the 19th and early 20th centur…

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ZIP code10940, 10941
Area code845
Living in Middletown

Housing in Middletown

$418K▲ 4.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Middletown home is worth about $418,000, up 4.2% in a year, 21% below the New York typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market20
Sale-to-list100.3%
Sold in May9
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Safety in Middletown

C

Safety Grade C

Middletown reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 66% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Middletown 2.9
New York 3.7
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Middletown 8.4
New York 15.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C-

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

#150Best public schoolsof 484 in NY
DistrictMIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools6

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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