Beaver Dam LakeNY
A town of 3,627.
Is Beaver Dam Lake a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Lasser Park, at 33 acres. We don’t grade Beaver Dam Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Beaver Dam Lake for work
Where Beaver Dam Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
United States Military Academy and 75 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beaver Dam Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
32 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
24 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
9 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium
4 mi MuseumStorm King Art Center
11 mi State parkBear Mountain State Park1.9M visitors a yearPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain · Storm King Art Center: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bear Mountain State Park: Mwanner at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Moving to Beaver Dam Lake: who provides what
Beaver Dam Lake 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 Beaver Dam Lake.
Compared with most of New York and the rest of the country, fewer of Beaver Dam Lake’s residents live below the poverty line
In Beaver Dam Lake, the middle household income is $121,000. Employers in Beaver Dam Lake added 125 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 275. The share of working residents in Beaver Dam Lake who work locally: 0.7%. The median commute is under 17 miles.
| Beaver Dam Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 38 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $121,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than New York overall
Children under 18 are 30% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 11% of residents (18% statewide). Beaver Dam Lake: just over two in five adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, above both New York’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). In Beaver Dam Lake, the median age is 36.4 years.
| Beaver Dam Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 30% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 36.4 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
58% women, 42% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.6 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Beaver Dam Lake | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.7% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.1% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.7% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 26.2% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,600, single groups can be off by several points
The climate in Beaver Dam Lake brings four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Beaver Dam Lake is
30% of adults have high blood pressure in Beaver Dam Lake. Beaver Dam Lake: 18% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, below both the New York town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (23%).
| Beaver Dam Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Beaver Dam Lake | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.9% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Beaver Dam Lake faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, Beaver Dam Lake has seen 70 flood insurance claims paid out. FEMA puts 70% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conservation land takes up 4.3% of Beaver Dam Lake
The trail density in Beaver Dam Lake is 0.1 miles per square mile. There are 0.3 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve.
| Beaver Dam Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lasser Park | 0.1 mi | 33 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Beaver Dam Lake sells for about $900K at the median
89% of Beaver Dam Lake households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Beaver Dam Lake
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Beaver Dam Lake
About 0 of every 100 Beaver Dam Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Beaver Dam Lake
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Beaver Dam Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of New Windsor, Blooming Grove, and Cornwall in Orange County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,609. The CDP is in eastern Orange County, bordered to the west by the village of Washingtonville and to the south by Salisbury Mills. The community surrounds Beaver Dam Lake, which drains south to Moodna Creek at Salisbury Mills. Moodna Creek flows into the Hudson River between New Windsor and Cornwall-on-Hudson. New York State Route 94 forms the southern edge of the CDP. It leads northeast 6 miles (10 km) to New Windsor and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Chester. Newburgh is 8 miles (13 km) to …
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 387 ft
Beaver Dam Lake’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Beaver Dam Lake.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Dam Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washingtonville | #161 | A− | C | A− | B | A |
| Salisbury Mills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Beaver Dam Lake and Salisbury Mills aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Beaver Dam Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Beaver Dam Lake
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Is Beaver Dam Lake, NY a good place to live?
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