East DurhamNY
A town of 495, settled in 1839.
Is East Durham a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Irish Cultural Center, at 36 acres. East Durham has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
495 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to East Durham: who provides what
East Durham is unincorporated, so Greene 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 East Durham.
East Durham has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
For working residents in East Durham, the share who work locally is 2%. The mean commuting time for East Durham comes to 30 minutes, where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs in the town fell by 257 from 2013 to 2023, to 88. The top destinations are New York (11%), Durham (11%) and Catskill (9%).
| East Durham | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
East Durham: snowy winters and pleasant summers
The midsummer high for East Durham comes to 83°F, above New York’s towns (81°F) but below U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy East Durham is
In East Durham, 16% of adults say their health is fair or poor. CDC measures, 32 in all: East Durham beats New York on 5 and trails on 3. Among adults in the town, 9.9% have diabetes and 33% have high blood pressure.
| East Durham | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | East Durham | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.4% | 8.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in East Durham, with inland flooding at the top
The FEMA hazard score for East Durham comes to 46 of 100. FEMA puts 76% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 9% to hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Irish Cultural Center | — | 36 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Olana State Historic Site and 45 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Durham. Close and well known come first.
17 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site
12 mi WaterfallKaaterskill Falls
39 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
13 mi Ski areaHunter Mountain62 runs · 1,532 ft vertical
40 mi TheatreTanglewood
39 mi MuseumNorman Rockwell MuseumPhoto credits
Olana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Hunter Mountain: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5
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Everything we know about East Durham
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of East Durham; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 East Durham residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
98% of working residents leave East Durham for work
Where East Durham’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about East Durham
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Durham, NY a good place to live?
East Durham has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.