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Fallsburg earns a D, ranked 674th of 745 in New York, mostly because of incomes and schools. The median household income is $62K, and 25% of residents live below the poverty line. Its public schools trail 90% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. What it does well: it reports less crime per resident than 82% of U.S. towns. 25% of residents live below the poverty line in Fallsburg, where New York’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On civic life, just 41 of New York’s 1,187 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Glen Wild Methodist Church and Loch Sheldrake Synagogue.
Where Fallsburg beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Glen Wild Methodist Church| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Cosor Elementary School | PK–6 | 841 |
| Fallsburg Junior Senior High School | 7–12 | 663 |
| Homestead School Sullivan-CCHS | 7–11 | 51 |
Census counts: 1,173 in 1830, 14,192 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1840 and 5 maps from 1909 on.
11 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Fallsburg is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Fallsburg, 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 Fallsburg.
Fallsburg is healthier than towns with similar incomes, trades workers with New York City and other neighbors and is safe by national standards but not by New York’s.
Its public schools are run by the Fallsburg Central School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Fallsburg Junior Senior High School, with 663 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Cosor Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 841 | D− |
| Fallsburg Junior Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 663 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
45 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Red Brook Headwaters Unit, at 252 acres.
| Fallsburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morningside Park | 0.5 mi | 32 |
| 2. Red Brook Headwaters Unit | — | 252 |
| 3. Sullivan Forest Preserve Detached Parcel | — | 92 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 7.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 67% of New York’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 15 reported in 2025, 1 per 1,000 residents.
Fallsburg’s property crime rate is 2.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Fallsburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Fallsburg has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Fallsburg is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fallsburg has about as many jobs (4,222) as working residents, but only 895 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 22.4 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
About one in 5 of Fallsburg’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Fallsburg has added 548 jobs, to 4,222 in 2023. The top destinations are New York (16%), Thompson (14%) and Liberty (6%).
| Fallsburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 9,507 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fallsburg’s, it is healthier than 56%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
43% of Fallsburg adults sleep under 7 hours. Fallsburg beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 31% of Fallsburg adults get no exercise outside work.
| Fallsburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Fallsburg | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 15.8% | 11.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 10.6% | 7.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.8% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fallsburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Fallsburg
About 8 of every 100 Fallsburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
2 colleges in town.
11 places in Fallsburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Fallsburg.
Town in New York, United States
Fallsburg is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The town is in the eastern part of the county. The population was 14,192 at the 2020 census. It is not to be confused with the hamlet of Fallsburg which bears a similar name and is within the town of Fallsburg.
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7 towns share a border with Fallsburg.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallsburg | #674 | D | C− | A− | D | C+ |
| Thompson | #709 | D | C− | — | D | C+ |
| Neversink | #516 | C | C+ | — | C+ | B+ |
| Mamakating | #683 | D | D | — | C− | B+ |
| Wawarsing | #711 | D | C | — | D | B− |
| Liberty | #704 | D | C | — | D− | B− |
| Mountain Dale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kiamesha Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Thompson, Neversink, Mamakating, Wawarsing and Liberty report no FBI crime data of their own. Mountain Dale and Kiamesha Lake aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fallsburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Fallsburg grades D overall, better than 12% of U.S. towns and #674 of 745 in New York. It grades C+ for health, A− for safety and D for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
3 notable people were born here, including Isaac N. Cox and Henry R. Low.
