CragsmoorNY
A town of 481, settled in 1892.
Is Cragsmoor a good place to live?
28% of the land in Cragsmoor is conserved, above both the New York town median (5.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Shawangunk Ridge State Forest, 610 acres with 2 miles of trail. Cragsmoor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
481 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cragsmoor: who provides what
Cragsmoor is unincorporated, so Ulster 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 Cragsmoor.
A larger share of residents are 65 or older in Cragsmoor than in most of New York or the rest of the country
New York has 40% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 31%.
| Cragsmoor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 31% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.2 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Cragsmoor | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21.4% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.3% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.9% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 2.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.8% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 7.2% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19.5% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.5% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Conserved land covers nearly a quarter of Cragsmoor
Cragsmoor’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile. Across 3 parks and preserves: 3.7 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shawangunk Ridge State Forest | 2 mi | 610 |
| 2. Bear Hill Preserve (Cragsmoor Free Library) | 0.3 mi | 116 |
| 3. Minnewaska State Park Preserve | 0.2 mi | 60 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Cragsmoor work out of town
Cragsmoor’s mean commuting time is 34 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Half of commuters travel less than 27 miles. The top destinations are New York (20%), Wawarsing (14%) and Kingston (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Cragsmoor, mostly inland flooding
For Cragsmoor, the FEMA risk score is 77 of 100. Three quarters of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 9%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Cragsmoor’s adults binge drink than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Cragsmoor: 83% of adults had a checkup this year. Of the 756 New York towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Cragsmoor.
| Cragsmoor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Cragsmoor | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.5% | 16.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Cragsmoor
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Cragsmoor
About 5 of every 100 Cragsmoor residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
100% of working residents leave Cragsmoor for work
Where Cragsmoor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Cragsmoor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cragsmoor, NY a good place to live?
Cragsmoor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.