BalmvilleNY
It is a town of 3,399 residents in New York.
Is Balmville a good place to live?
Balmville’s typical journey to work is 40 minutes, where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. We don’t grade Balmville yet; the figures below are still real.
United States Military Academy and 58 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Balmville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
16 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
36 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
10 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium
3 mi MuseumDia Beacon
19 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a yearPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain · Dia Beacon: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain
Moving to Balmville: who provides what
Balmville is unincorporated, so Orange County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Balmville.
Natural hazards: low risk in Balmville, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Balmville, 68% come from inland flooding and 9% from hurricanes. On expected storm and flood damage, Balmville sits below 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Balmville: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of Balmville’s workers leave town for work
2.7% of Balmville working residents work locally. Jobs in Balmville grew by 251 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,522. Also worth knowing: the typical household income in the town is $121,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles.
| Balmville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Balmville is
Among adults in Balmville, 10% smoke cigarettes. For adults locally, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 17%.
| Balmville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Balmville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.6% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.3% | 17.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No age group stands out in Balmville against New York
The median age for Balmville comes to 47.2 years. By age, Balmville looks like New York: each broad group is within 4 points. In Balmville, 17% of residents are 65 or older. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 34%, against 40% across New York.
| Balmville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.2 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Balmville | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.7% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.6% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.7% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.8% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.3% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.5% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.1% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.8% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
Homes in Balmville sell for about $440K
77% of households own their home locally. Balmville’s typical rent is $1,656 a month.
| Balmville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,656 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Balmville
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Balmville
About 3 of every 100 Balmville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Balmville’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Balmville.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gardnertown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newburgh · Newburgh | #742 | D− | C− | D | C− | C− |
Balmville and Gardnertown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Newburgh and Newburgh are one community, graded once. Compare Balmville with a neighbor →
Questions about Balmville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Balmville, NY a good place to live?
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