Crown HeightsNY
A town of 2,718.
Is Crown Heights a good place to live?
Crown Heights’ average trip to work is 41 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). We don’t grade Crown Heights yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Crown Heights for work
Where Crown Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
United States Military Academy and 44 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crown Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
8 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
10 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
18 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium9 mi MuseumFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
26 mi LakeCandlewood LakePhoto 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 · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Moving to Crown Heights: who provides what
Crown Heights 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 Crown Heights.
The biggest natural risk in Crown Heights is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
64% of Crown Heights’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 13%. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Crown Heights’ working residents work locally than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Crown Heights’ median household income is $110,000, above both the New York town median ($82,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 4.9%. The top destinations are Poughkeepsie (21%), New York (12%) and Poughkeepsie (8%). The median commute is under 10 miles.
| Crown Heights | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $110,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than New York overall
For Crown Heights, the age of the median resident is 51.7 years. People 65 and older are a quarter of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Crown Heights: 16% of residents are under 18. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 37%, against 40% across New York.
| Crown Heights | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.7 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Crown Heights | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.7% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.1% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.2% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.7% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.8% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Crown Heights is
Nearly a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Crown Heights. The share of adults in Crown Heights who have obesity: 28%.
| Crown Heights | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Crown Heights | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.6% | 17.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Crown Heights sell for about $458K
Crown Heights’ going rate for rent is $1,458 a month. In Crown Heights, 86% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Crown Heights | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,458 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Crown Heights
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Crown Heights
About 7 of every 100 Crown Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
About Crown Heights
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Crown Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Crown Heights had a population of 2,872. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. Crown Heights is in the town of Poughkeepsie.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 128 ft
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Is Crown Heights, NY a good place to live?
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