Chelsea CoveNY
A town in New York, home to 1,050 people.
Is Chelsea Cove a good place to live?
Chelsea Cove’s midpoint rent is $1,938 a month, above both New York’s towns ($1,101 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Of the 759 New York towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Chelsea Cove. We don’t grade Chelsea Cove yet; the figures below are still real.
1,050 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
United States Military Academy and 61 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chelsea Cove. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
13 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
16 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
17 mi LakeCandlewood Lake
19 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium
10 mi State parkWonder Lake State ParkPhoto 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 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain · Wonder Lake State Park: Anthony22 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Chelsea Cove: who provides what
Chelsea Cove is unincorporated, so Dutchess 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 Chelsea Cove.
Chelsea Cove has 0.0 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are New York (15%), Poughkeepsie (10%) and LaGrange (8%). The average trip to work here in Chelsea Cove is 30 minutes. In Chelsea Cove, 11% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Chelsea Cove | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Low risk in Chelsea Cove, with inland flooding at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Chelsea Cove sits below 70% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 60% come from inland flooding and 18% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Chelsea Cove has snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 58 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Chelsea Cove is
For adults in Chelsea Cove, the share who get no exercise outside work is 20%. The town beats the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Among adults locally, 8.7% have diabetes and 12% report frequent physical distress.
| Chelsea Cove | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Chelsea Cove | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.6% | 7.9% |
| More adults with depression | 20.5% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Chelsea Cove sells for about $357K at the median
Among households in Chelsea Cove, 92% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Chelsea Cove
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Chelsea Cove
About 11 of every 100 Chelsea Cove residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
100% of working residents leave Chelsea Cove for work
Where Chelsea Cove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
About Chelsea Cove
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Chelsea Cove is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Beekman in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Chelsea Cove had a population of 1,150. Chelsea Cove is in southern Dutchess County, in the western part of Beekman, on the northern side of Sylvan Lake. It is 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Poughkeepsie and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Fishkill.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 331 ft
Questions about Chelsea Cove
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