Claverack-Red MillsNY
The town has 925 residents and lies in New York.
Is Claverack-Red Mills a good place to live?
Claverack-Red Mills’ typical journey to work is 14 minutes, below both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 759 New York towns, just 10 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Claverack-Red Mills. Claverack-Red Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Claverack-Red Mills stand out
Where Claverack-Red Mills beats most towns.
925 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Claverack-Red Mills: who provides what
Claverack-Red Mills is unincorporated, so Columbia 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 Claverack-Red Mills.
With 2.0 jobs for every working resident, Claverack-Red Mills draws in 625 commuters
For half of commuters, work is under 20 miles away. Between 2014 and 2024, jobs in Claverack-Red Mills rose by 45, to 631. The top destinations are Hudson (12%), New York (12%) and Claverack (11%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
The median age in Claverack-Red Mills is higher than in most of New York or the rest of the country
Nearly half of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 40% across New York. People 65 and older are just over a third of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 11% of residents (21% statewide).
| Claverack-Red Mills | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55.9 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 49% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 37% and 59% women
The Census survey reached too few of Claverack-Red Mills’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.1 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Claverack-Red Mills | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 1.4% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 30.2% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 30.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.4% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.3% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.5% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.7% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25.9% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 900, single groups can be off by several points
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Claverack-Red Mills
In Claverack-Red Mills, the typical July afternoon high is 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Claverack-Red Mills’ adults have high blood pressure than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Claverack-Red Mills: 5.1% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. In Claverack-Red Mills, 14% of adults report frequent mental distress.
| Claverack-Red Mills | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 81% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Claverack-Red Mills | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.4% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Claverack-Red Mills, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts 70% of Claverack-Red Mills’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, Claverack-Red Mills sits below 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Claverack-Red Mills sells for about $637K
87% of households own their home in Claverack-Red Mills.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Olana State Historic Site and 52 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Claverack-Red Mills. Close and well known come first.
6 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site
33 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
40 mi MountainMount Greylock
23 mi TheatreTanglewood
31 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
20 mi MuseumNorman Rockwell MuseumPhoto credits
Olana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5
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Everything we know about Claverack-Red Mills
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Claverack-Red Mills
About 11 of every 100 Claverack-Red Mills residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Every workday, about 625 people come to Claverack-Red Mills for work
Where Claverack-Red Mills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
About Claverack-Red Mills
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Claverack-Red Mills, commonly known as Claverack, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 953 at the 2020 census. The census region is in the western part of the town of Claverack and derives its name from the two hamlets of Claverack and Red Mills. The community has a number of historic buildings, including the Harriet Phillips Bungalow. From 1779 to 1902, Claverack College operated in the village.
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- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 205 ft
Questions about Claverack-Red Mills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Claverack-Red Mills, NY a good place to live?
Claverack-Red Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.