BlauveltNY
A town of 5,406, settled in 1886.
Is Blauvelt a good place to live?
Blauvelt’s density of trails is 3.0 miles per square mile, above both the New York town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Blauvelt State Park, at 514 acres with 7.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Blauvelt yet; the figures below are still real.
Central Park and 526 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blauvelt. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw22 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw21 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw20 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · 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 Blauvelt: who provides what
Blauvelt 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 Blauvelt.
Blauvelt stands out in New York and nationally, with more of its households who live in a home they own
Typical home values rose 5.8% in the year to September 2026. Blauvelt’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $2,410 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month.
| Blauvelt | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,410 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 97% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Blauvelt faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
54% of Blauvelt’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 13%. On expected storm and flood damage, Blauvelt sits below 96% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 30 claims locally since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blauvelt State Park | 7.8 mi | 514 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of New York and the rest of the country, the average trip to work in Blauvelt is longer
6.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Blauvelt. The top destinations are New York (29%), Orangetown (17%) and Clarkstown (10%). For Blauvelt, the middle household income is $174,000. Employers in Blauvelt shed 221 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 2,905.
| Blauvelt | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 42 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $174,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Blauvelt is
Among adults in Blauvelt, 13% say their health is fair or poor. Two figures for adults in the town: 11% report frequent physical distress, 28% have high blood pressure.
| Blauvelt | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Blauvelt | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.1% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Blauvelt
Colleges nearby
41 within 15 miles of the center of Blauvelt
About 14 of every 100 Blauvelt residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Blauvelt’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Blauvelt.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blauvelt | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pearl River | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orangeburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orangetown | #126 | A | D− | — | A− | A |
| Clarkstown | #201 | A− | D− | B− | A− | A |
| West Nyack | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Orangetown reports no FBI crime data of its own. Blauvelt, Pearl River, Orangeburg and West Nyack aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Blauvelt with a neighbor →
Questions about Blauvelt
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blauvelt, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Blauvelt yet; the figures below are still real.