BardoniaNY
This town of 3,717 people was settled in 1888.
Is Bardonia a good place to live?
61% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bardonia, against 32% in New York’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Germonds Park, at 79 acres. We don’t grade Bardonia yet; the figures below are still real.
Central Park and 525 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bardonia. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw24 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw23 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Bardonia: who provides what
Bardonia is unincorporated, so Rockland 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 Bardonia.
The biggest natural risk in Bardonia is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Bardonia, 60% come from inland flooding and 9% from hurricanes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. 258 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bardonia: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most people working in Bardonia commute elsewhere
2.7% of working residents work locally in Bardonia. Since 2013, Bardonia has lost 224 jobs, to 1,930 in 2023. For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away. The top destinations are New York (27%), Clarkstown (22%) and Orangetown (8%).
| Bardonia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Bardonia is
In Bardonia, just over a fifth of adults get no exercise outside work. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Bardonia is ahead of New York on 19 and behind on 1. Among adults in the town, 16% have been diagnosed with depression and 25% have obesity.
| Bardonia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bardonia | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.2% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 5.8% of Bardonia
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.4 miles. Bardonia’s concentration of trails stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Bardonia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Germonds Park | 0.2 mi | 79 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Bardonia sells for about $780K
For households in Bardonia, the share who own their home is 82%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Bardonia
Colleges nearby
30 within 15 miles of the center of Bardonia
About 3 of every 100 Bardonia residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Bardonia
Hamlet & CDP in New York, United States
Bardonia is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located northeast of Nanuet, northwest of West Nyack, south of New City, and west of Valley Cottage. As of the 2020 census, Bardonia had a population of 4,249. Bardonia is north of the New York State Thruway. Bardonia is named for the Bardon brothers - John and the twins Phillip and Conrad - who came from Bavaria in 1849 and opened several businesses. The Bardonia railroad station, which no longer exists, was opened there in 1875.
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- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 295 ft
Bardonia’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Bardonia.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardonia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New City | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valley Cottage | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nanuet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Nyack | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congers | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bardonia, New City, Valley Cottage, Nanuet, West Nyack and Congers aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bardonia with a neighbor →
Questions about Bardonia
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Is Bardonia, NY a good place to live?
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