Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Middle of the road on almost everything. The weak point is schools — its schools rank behind nearly two thirds of the state's. Overall, Coxsackie earns a C: better than 25% of U.S. towns, and 586th of 745 in New York. Homes run about $303K for a typical one, 3.9 times the county’s $78K median household income. Its strongest is health (B): CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 55% of the country. Its National Register listings include Pieter Bronck House and Bronck Farm 13-Sided Barn. The town’s average commute is 33 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). This New York town has 5 places on the National Register.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Coxsackie beats most towns.
Pieter Bronck House is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 2,355 in 1820, 8,382 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and 4 maps from 1893 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Coxsackie is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coxsackie, 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 Coxsackie.
The largest public high school is Coxsackie-Athens High School, with 379 students. Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. Its public schools are run by the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coxsackie-Athens Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 328 | C− |
| Coxsackie-Athens High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 379 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The concentration of trails for Coxsackie comes to 0.2 miles per square mile. Across 7 parks and preserves: 5.6 miles of trail. The biggest place to walk is Vosburgh Swamp Wildlife Management Area, 297 acres with 1.7 miles of trail.
| Coxsackie | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Octaparagon Wildlife Refuge | 1.8 mi | 62 |
| 2. Vosburgh Swamp Wildlife Management Area | 1.7 mi | 297 |
| 3. Coxsackie Forest Preserve Detached Parcel | — | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Coxsackie has about as many jobs (3,252) as working residents, but only 442 people both live and work here.
The median commute is under 24 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Coxsackie rose by 463, to 3,252. Just 15% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are New York (12%), Albany (12%) and Colonie (6%).
| Coxsackie | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of adults in Coxsackie who report frequent physical distress: 14%. Among adults locally, 40% sleep under 7 hours and 18% binge drink.
| Coxsackie | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Coxsackie | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 14.9% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.3% | 6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
78% of Coxsackie’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 9%. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 52% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1980: 2.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coxsackie. Close and well known come first.
9 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site
40 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
15 mi WaterfallKaaterskill Falls
28 mi TheatreTanglewood
38 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
27 mi MuseumNorman Rockwell MuseumOlana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Coxsackie
About 2 of every 100 Coxsackie residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
5 places in Coxsackie on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Coxsackie.
Town in New York, United States
Coxsackie ( kuuk-SAK-ee) is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The population in the 2020 census was 8,382, a decrease from the 2010 census. It is the second-largest town in Greene County after Catskill. The name of the town is said to be derived from a Native American term, but it has various translations ("owl's hoot" is locally common). Within the area governed as a town, there is also a village called Coxsackie. The town is in the northeastern part of the county. The town of Coxsackie is notable for being the namesake of the Coxsackievirus (a type of enterovirus), which was first isolated in this town.
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7 towns share a border with Coxsackie.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coxsackie | #586 | C | C+ | — | C | B |
| Athens | #642 | C− | C− | — | C | B |
| Stockport | #583 | C | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Cairo | #493 | C+ | C | A+ | C− | B− |
| New Baltimore | #584 | C | C+ | — | C | B |
| Stuyvesant | — | — | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Coxsackie | #306 | B | C+ | A+ | C | A− |
| Greenville | #361 | B− | C | — | C | A− |
Stuyvesant has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Coxsackie, Athens, Stockport, New Baltimore, Stuyvesant and Greenville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Coxsackie with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Coxsackie grades C overall, better than 25% of U.S. towns and #586 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and C 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+.
6 notable people were born here, including Isabel Rea and Charles H. Adams.
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