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Deerpark grades C overall, 560th among New York's 745 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It reports less crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns and it has 72 miles of trail. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $247K, 2.5 years of the Kiryas Joel metro’s $98K median household income. 15% of the land in Deerpark is conserved, above both the New York town median (5.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Deerpark has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Delaware and Hudson Canal and Huguenot Schoolhouse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.
Where Deerpark beats most towns.
Delaware and Hudson Canal is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 955 in 1800, a low of 955 in 1800, 7,509 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1863 and 4 maps from 1906 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Deerpark is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Deerpark. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
9 mi MountainHigh Point
29 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
19 mi Theme parkLegoland New York
37 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium
8 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a yearUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Legoland New York: MattCC716, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Deerpark, 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 Deerpark.
Deerpark is safe by national standards but not by New York’s; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
Deerpark’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both New York’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Huckleberry Ridge State Forest, 411 acres with 8.3 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Huckleberry Ridge State Forest | 8.3 mi | 411 |
| 2. Gobbler's Knob State Forest | 2 mi | 303 |
| 3. Delaware and Hudson Canal County Park | 0.4 mi | 216 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Port Jervis City School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Port Jervis Senior High School, with 743 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Jervis Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 549 | D |
| Port Jervis Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 743 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
At 6.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 72% of New York’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 7 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Deerpark’s property crime rate is 4.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Deerpark | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.2 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Deerpark for work: only 13% work in town. The average trip to work in Deerpark is 32 minutes. Jobs based in Deerpark grew to 1,260 in 2023, 146 more than in 2013.
| Deerpark | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Deerpark has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 16° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Deerpark beats the New York average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of Deerpark adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Deerpark | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Deerpark | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 7.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.3% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $444 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1981, 136 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Deerpark.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Deerpark
About 3 of every 100 Deerpark residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Deerpark’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Deerpark on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Deerpark is a town in the western part of Orange County, New York, United States. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 Census, the population was at 7,509. As of the 2010 census, the center of population of New York state is located in Cuddebackville, a hamlet in Deerpark.
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7 towns share a border with Deerpark.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerpark | #560 | C | C− | A | C | B |
| Port Jervis | #714 | D | C+ | C | C | C− |
| Lumberland | — | — | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Sparrow Bush | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Hope | #242 | B+ | C− | A+ | B | B |
| Greenville | #548 | C | C− | — | B | B− |
| Mamakating | #683 | D | D | — | C− | B+ |
Lumberland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lumberland, Greenville and Mamakating report no FBI crime data of their own. Sparrow Bush isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Deerpark with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Deerpark grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #560 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health, A for safety and C for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $247,000, 53% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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