Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,082.
Clinton grades B− overall, ranked 392nd of 745 in New York, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $126K. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $448K for a typical one and 4.6 times the Kiryas Joel metro’s $98K median household income. Clinton’s median rent is $2,306 a month, above both New York’s towns ($1,098 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Clinton has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Creek Meeting House and Friends' Cemetery and Clinton Corners Friends Church. Only 9 of the 758 New York towns we compare have a higher median age than Clinton.
Where Clinton beats most towns.
Where Clinton’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 Clinton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,130 in 1830, a low of 1,041 in 1930, 4,037 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1885 and 3 maps from 1898 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clinton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
8 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
7 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year9 mi MuseumFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
24 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site
31 mi LakeCandlewood LakeUnited 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 · Olana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton, 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 Clinton.
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 9.4% of its 4,415 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide. Against the 4,987 U.S. towns with household incomes like Clinton’s, it is healthier than 72%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
27% of Clinton adults have obesity. Clinton beats the New York average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 14% of Clinton adults report frequent mental distress.
| Clinton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Clinton | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.4% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 3 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
People 65 and older are 32% of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (23% statewide). 14% of residents are under 18 in Clinton. 50% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Clinton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 50% | 32% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Clinton | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.5% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.3% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.4% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.9% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 8% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.6% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.1% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 30.6% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,100, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents leave Clinton for work: only 6% work in town. Clinton’s average trip to work is 36 minutes. Jobs based in Clinton grew to 516 in 2023, 76 more than in 2013.
| Clinton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $126,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Clinton has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 59 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Clinton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Friends Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
5 within 15 miles of the center of Clinton
About 3 of every 100 Clinton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
5 places in Clinton on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Clinton is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 4,037 in the 2020 census, down from 4,312 in the 2010 census.
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7 towns share a border with Clinton.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | #392 | B− | D | — | C+ | A |
| Rhinebeck | #243 | B+ | D | — | A− | A |
| Hyde Park | #290 | B | C | A | C | A− |
| Milan | — | — | D | — | B | A |
| Stanford | #391 | B− | C | — | B− | A− |
| Pleasant Valley | #449 | C+ | C− | — | C+ | A |
| Salt Point | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington | #165 | A− | C− | — | A− | A |
Milan has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Clinton, Rhinebeck, Milan, Stanford, Pleasant Valley and Washington report no FBI crime data of their own. Salt Point isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clinton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Clinton grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #392 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
2 notable people were born here, including Elizabeth Powell Bond and Henry Alger Gildersleeve.
