Rankings · How Shawangunk ranks in NY
Shawangunk ranks #4 in New York for safety
Shawangunk is ranked on 35 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
35
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #4 safest
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Safety
Top 2% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Fewer kids than 97% of New York
Not better or worse, just Shawangunk’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer kids than 97% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
11.1% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 92% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
13.6% of residents are 65+
Wetter than 91% of NY towns
DrierWetter
48 in of rain + melted snow a year
Hotter summers than 84% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.9° July high
More vacation homes than 78% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
5.4% of homes are seasonal
Faster-rising prices than 70% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+62.0% in home prices, 5 years
Milder winters than 69% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.3° January low
Younger than 68% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
40.5 median age
Shorter growing season than 55% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
163 days between frosts
More snow than 50% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
59 in of snow a year
Where it shines
The lists Shawangunk does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Shawangunk marked.
At a glance
Shawangunk lands in the top half on 11 of 21 lists
Each dot is Shawangunk’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Shawangunk does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
SafetySafety →
Safest#4/206 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#123/709 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#94/484 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#163/774Closest to a top hospital#202/777Lowest obesity#257/774Fewest smokers#280/774Most active#310/774Healthiest#322/774Fewest uninsured#508/774 People
Most educated#654/777 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#679/777 Almost there
1 spot from the top 3 for safety
Lists where Shawangunk sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Shawangunk out-ranks 3 of its 8 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.