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A town of 29,801, established in 1849.
For most people who can afford it, yes. East Fishkill grades A− overall, ranked 168th of 745 in New York. It is healthier than 93% of U.S. towns. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 89% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $139K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $478K, 4.9 years of the Kiryas Joel metro’s $98K median household income. East Fishkill’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. East Fishkill has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bykenhulle and Storm-Adriance-Brinckerhoff House.
Where East Fishkill beats most towns.
Where East Fishkill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far East Fishkill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,610 in 1850, 29,707 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 5 maps from 1893 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Fishkill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
15 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
37 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
17 mi LakeCandlewood Lake
15 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium
18 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a yearUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Fishkill, 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 East Fishkill.
East Fishkill has less tooth loss than most of New York and has household incomes well above the New York norm, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Its widest gap with New York is tooth loss: 7.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.8% statewide. Against the 3,703 U.S. towns with household incomes like East Fishkill’s, it is healthier than 75%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
27% of adults have obesity in East Fishkill. East Fishkill beats the New York average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in East Fishkill.
| East Fishkill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | East Fishkill | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.5% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Wappingers Central School District. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is John Jay Senior High School, with 1,768 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Wyck Junior High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 878 | C+ |
| John Jay Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,768 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Violent crime is rare: 22 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
East Fishkill’s property crime rate is 3.3 per 1,000 residents.
| East Fishkill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
26 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is East Fishkill Unit, at 786 acres.
| East Fishkill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 10% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lime Kiln Recreation Center | 0.6 mi | 20 |
| 2. Hopewell Recreation | 0.3 mi | 35 |
| 3. East Fishkill Unit | — | 786 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave East Fishkill for work: only 10% work in town. 3.8% of East Fishkill residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, East Fishkill has lost 1,120 jobs, to 8,219 in 2023.
| East Fishkill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $139,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 17% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
East Fishkill has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 58 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $138,543, against $85,974 across New York, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 19% of residents (23% statewide). 48% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| East Fishkill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 48% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.8 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.9, men 42.7.
| East Fishkill | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.2% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.6% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.1% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.6% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.6% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The median rent in East Fishkill is $1,788 a month.
| East Fishkill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,788 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 91% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
120 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 24 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 120 flood insurance claims have been paid out in East Fishkill.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5 within 15 miles of the center of East Fishkill
About 6 of every 100 East Fishkill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
3 places in East Fishkill on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in East Fishkill.
Town in New York, United States
East Fishkill is a town on the southern border of Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 29,707 at the 2020 census. Until its creation in 1849, the town was the eastern portion of the town of Fishkill. Hudson Valley Research Park is located in the town. The site once known as IBM East Fishkill, once housed 27 divisions and 4,700 regular employees for IBM Microelectronics, which later became a part of GlobalFoundries. IBM produced microchips at this facility, which also house the advanced automated processor fabrication facility where IBM's "Cell" microprocessor was co-developed. The fab's current owner is Onsemi.
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9 towns share a border with East Fishkill.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fishkill | #168 | A− | D | A | B+ | A |
| Wappinger | #277 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A |
| Myers Corner | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fishkill | #335 | B | D | — | B | A |
| Brinckerhoff | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Hackensack | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kent | #141 | A− | D | A | B− | A |
| Beekman | #373 | B− | D | — | B− | A |
Wappinger, Fishkill and Beekman report no FBI crime data of their own. Myers Corner, Brinckerhoff and New Hackensack aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Fishkill with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. East Fishkill grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #168 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health, A for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $478,000, 9% 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 D.
East Fishkill was established in 1849 and has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 3 notable people were born here, including Platt Rogers Spencer and Jake Keegan.
