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A town of 3,059. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Callicoon is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 479th of 745 graded towns in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 70% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $363K, 5 years of the Monticello area’s $72K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. Its National Register listings include Hanford Mill and Jeffersonville School. Callicoon’s July high is 79°F, below both New York’s towns (81°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).
Where Callicoon beats most towns.
Hanford MillWhere Callicoon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Callicoon is from typical.
Its best grade is an A for history (3 places on the National Register; 1 notable person born here), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C+ comes from the livability subjects above.
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Census counts: 1,671 in 1850, 2,989 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 3 maps from 1921 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Callicoon, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Callicoon.
Callicoon has added half again as many jobs in ten years, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
Jobs based here grew from 348 in 2013 to 554.
Most working residents leave Callicoon for work: only 14% work in town. Jobs based in Callicoon grew to 554 in 2023, 206 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Callicoon is 28 minutes.
| Callicoon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Sullivan West Central School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan West Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 553 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Typical home values rose 8% in the year to September 2026. 82% of households own their home in Callicoon.
| Callicoon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,017 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
30% of Callicoon adults feel lonely. Callicoon beats the New York average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 15% of Callicoon adults report frequent mental distress.
| Callicoon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Callicoon | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (18% statewide). Callicoon has grown 2.2% since 2020, to 3,059 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 42% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Callicoon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.3 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Callicoon | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.9% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.5% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.7% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.4% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.8% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.1% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
Callicoon has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Callicoon’s January low is 14°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $679 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1980, 50 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Callicoon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Callicoon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Callicoon Center Recreational Field | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Callicoon
About 2 of every 100 Callicoon residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
3 places in Callicoon on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Callicoon is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 2,989 at the 2020 census. The town is in the northwestern part of the county.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
6 towns share a border with Callicoon.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Rockland (D) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callicoon | #479 | C+ | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Fremont | — | — | C | — | C+ | B+ |
| Liberty | #704 | D | C | — | D− | B− |
| Delaware | — | — | C− | — | B− | A− |
| Bethel | #708 | D | D | — | D | B+ |
| Jeffersonville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rockland | #660 | D | C+ | — | C | B− |
Fremont and Delaware have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Callicoon, Fremont, Liberty, Delaware, Bethel and Rockland report no FBI crime data of their own. Jeffersonville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Callicoon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Callicoon grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #479 of 745 in New York. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
